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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Robert struggle with the concepts?
(a) Yes, and he makes very little progress.
(b) Yes, and he has made no progress.
(c) Yes, but he makes progress.
(d) No.

2. By 1970, has Robert answered many of his questions?
(a) Probably not.
(b) No.
(c) Probably.
(d) Yes.

3. During the mid and late sixties, Irwin supplements his meager art income with earnings from his stints as a teacher. However, his main source of income during this period is from what?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Playing the horses.
(c) Rebuilding cars.
(d) His parents.

4. Irwin ponders the possibility that the Whitney display may be what?
(a) The end of an era.
(b) His last foray into art.
(c) The beginning of a new series of work.
(d) His last days in the U.S.

5. He uses vast lighting to feature a project in Berkeley and is disappointed when?
(a) The space itself receives more attention than the lighting.
(b) The lighting itself receives more attention than the color.
(c) The lighting itself receives more attention than the space.
(d) The color itself receives more attention than the other elements.

Short Answer Questions

1. During this time period, Irwin works on __________ projects.

2. Irwin's open-ended offer with an unknown cost was _________________ many curators.

3. From where is this fabric hung?

4. Turrell eventually drops out of the project with no explanation. Perhaps he had fallen under what?

5. Robert's focus now becomes what?

Short Essay Questions

1. From where do non-art invitations come?

2. What do critics and viewers think of his work? What does he think of their opinions?

3. How did Irwin see this display?

4. By what is Irwin now intrigued? How does this affect his work?

5. How does the desert become important to Irwin?

6. Describe Irwin's installation in the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art in 1975.

7. With what is Irwin concerned at this time?

8. What is phenomenology? What does Irwin think of this and the work done regarding this?

9. By what is Irwin intrigued? What does Irwin do regarding this philosophy?

10. Compare Irwin's work from before 1970 to his work after 1970.

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