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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. He cut short his time in Europe by doing what?
(a) Exchanging one year of active duty for three years in the army reserve.
(b) Quitting his job and returning home.
(c) Getting a transfer from the European branch of a company to the California branch.
(d) Self inflicting a wound.

2. From what competitions does Irwin average $100 per week in prize money?
(a) Singing competitions.
(b) Dancing competitions.
(c) Rock band competitions.
(d) Piano competitions.

3. _________________ is part of Irwin's process in the creation of his abstracts.
(a) Studying the artists around him.
(b) Listening to music.
(c) An intense internal dialog.
(d) Dancing.

4. Blum regrets that some of the gallery's artists fail to move _______________ where they could be successful.
(a) To Chicago.
(b) To New York.
(c) To Los Angeles.
(d) To Paris.

5. In Robert's early days, subjects include what?
(a) Horses, cars and atypical scenery.
(b) Women, cars and the ocean.
(c) Old men, derelicts, and horses.
(d) Old men, derelicts and atypical scenery.

6. Irwin is called back to active duty in the Army during what?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) The Gulf War.
(d) The Vietnam War.

7. He assesses every stroke and analyzes each part against the whole. In the end Irwin wants his work to appear how?
(a) Organized.
(b) Meticulous.
(c) Very well-planned.
(d) Spontaneous.

8. Who early on takes note of Robert's natural talent?
(a) An art teacher.
(b) The school principal.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) A music teacher.

9. To enhance the introspection of their processes, some of the Ferus artists become practitioners of what?
(a) Palm reading.
(b) Zen Buddhism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Zen and other Asian philosophies.

10. Leider felt that Irwin created the painting to be seen how?
(a) In a way that allows all viewers to have their own interpretation.
(b) As he designed it to be seen or to not be seen at all.
(c) As a magnificent work of art.
(d) As a mentally-ill person might see life.

11. Southern Californians can have instantaneous and intimate conversations with whom?
(a) Acquaintances.
(b) Friends.
(c) Total strangers.
(d) Enemies.

12. Irwin's goal is to create art that leaves the observer how?
(a) Content.
(b) Confused.
(c) Anxious.
(d) In a meditative state.

13. In viewing Irwin's dots, what happened to distinguished art critic Philip Leider?
(a) He fell under the exact spell the artist had hoped for.
(b) He became angry and destroyed one of the paintings.
(c) He became dizzy and fell down.
(d) He became emotionally disturbed and had to leave the gallery.

14. To what does Robert partially attribute to growing up here in the 1940s?
(a) His love of the ocean.
(b) His easy sense of well-being.
(c) His dark tan.
(d) His interest in the arts.

15. His mother, like most other mothers, loved Robert's childhood drawings, but did the family focus on art or visit museums?
(a) Yes, rarely.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, frequently.
(d) Yes, sometimes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irwin's views on feminism and race relations were always what?

2. Irwin's ultimate goal is to create a work that is unified and consistent in what?

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

4. Irwin strives to turn himself over to what?

5. How much of an effect do the repercussions from World War II have upon Irwin and his buddies?

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