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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Due to changing light and time of day, this fabric appears how?
(a) Shiny and dull.
(b) Dark and light.
(c) Alternately transparent and opaque.
(d) Textured and smooth.

2. Irwin feels so self-indulgent in his own work that ___________________ as a means in which he can serve society as a whole.
(a) He offers his services cost free.
(b) He gives his art away to the poor.
(c) He only teaches.
(d) He only talks about art.

3. The genesis of Irwin's artistry is _____________.
(a) Obvious.
(b) Odd.
(c) Vague.
(d) Unusual.

4. Over the last __________ years, Irwin had connected his thinking process to the art objects he was making.
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.

5. Overton Irwin, Robert's father, ran a successful ____________________ business until he lost everything in the Depression.
(a) Heating and air conditioning.
(b) Construction.
(c) Plumbing.
(d) Flooring.

Short Answer Questions

1. In viewing Irwin's dots, what happened to distinguished art critic Philip Leider?

2. Irwin experiments with acrylic columns placed in the room and matching the walls, causing the illusion that they dissolve into the room. Unfortunately, some viewers conclude what?

3. Irwin attributes his success at this gallery, at least in part, to what?

4. Irwin finds _______________ who creates perfect discs for him.

5. ___________ years after the Whitney opening, Irwin is busy with multiple proposals for projects for cities and universities.

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