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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. Art students where were particularly pleased to at last have exposure to modernism and minimalism from no less than one of art's masters?
(a) In the Pacific Northwest.
(b) In the South.
(c) In the Midwest.
(d) In the Southwest.

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

3. Describe his writing.
(a) Flowery and detailed.
(b) Convoluted, mired in itself and rambling.
(c) Simple and straightforward.
(d) Dry and boring.

4. The three men discover they all have an interest in what?
(a) The elements of art and design.
(b) Art and science.
(c) Man's sense of his own environment and a curiosity to learn how two radically different disciplines can interact within that environment.
(d) Inventions and discoveries.

5. While much thought goes into his writing, it illustrates that his strength in communication lies where?
(a) In the spoken word.
(b) In his art.
(c) In his ability to listen.
(d) In the written word.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert Irwin has maintained a unique approach throughout his career. "He is an artist who got hooked on his own curiosity and decided to _____________" (p. 203).

2. How do young artists view Irwin?

3. The men experiment with ___________________, a device that shuts out all outside distractions, including sound and light.

4. There is a __________ that cuts the room into two spaces.

5. Irwin wants to make art of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What questions does Irwin ask himself regarding these discs? How does he answer this question?

3. From where do non-art invitations come?

4. What does Irwin ponder after the Whitney display? Why?

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

6. Describe Irwin's installations after 1970.

7. Where does Irwin submit proposals?

8. What does Irwin do now that he has decided to stop making art to sell?

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

10. How did Irwin see this display?

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