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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irwin focuses on a completely white room save for what on all the walls?
(a) A stark black baseboard.
(b) Dots.
(c) Pictures of himself.
(d) A red streak through the middle.

2. This concept is supported by what?
(a) A nearby display of small, playful trinkets.
(b) A nearby display of aerial shots of New York City.
(c) A nearby display of aerial shots of the desert.
(d) A nearby display of small, simply-made items.

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

4. In 1970, the young curator of the Museum of Modern Art in New York invites the controversial Robert Irwin to do what?
(a) Display his work in the main gallery.
(b) Become a member of their teaching staff.
(c) Join their board of directors.
(d) Perform a transformation of a small, abandoned room in the Museum.

5. ___________ years after the Whitney opening, Irwin is busy with multiple proposals for projects for cities and universities.
(a) Seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irwin wants to make art of what?

2. How does the Mojave seem to Irwin?

3. It is then that Robert realizes how unhappy he is with what?

4. Robert's dissatisfaction with Jepson then leads him to the Chouinard Art Institute, where he focuses on what?

5. What three elements are equally positive?

(see the answer key)

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