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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. Why does Irwin not make art in the Mojave?
(a) He does not know what to make.
(b) He has no supplies to make art.
(c) He does not want to destroy the beauty of the area.
(d) He has no interest in art.

2. How do critics and viewers find the disc displays?
(a) Boring and devoid of energy.
(b) Looming and menacing.
(c) Strange and unusual.
(d) Ravishingly beautiful.

3. Descartes argued that the fundamental moment when everything is stripped away occurred where?
(a) In the cognito.
(b) In the cogito.
(c) In the incognito.
(d) In the congo.

4. Irwin wants to make art of what?
(a) The viewer.
(b) The air.
(c) The walls.
(d) The peripheral, the transitory.

5. During this time period, Irwin works on __________ projects.
(a) Disc.
(b) Scrim.
(c) Dot.
(d) Line.

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. It is ____________________ to describe Irwin's work after 1970.

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

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

5. Irwin focuses on a completely white room save for what on all the walls?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do viewers think of this display?

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

3. How does the desert become important to Irwin?

4. Describe Irwin's display at the Whitney Retrospective.

5. With whom does Irwin work on this collaborative project? What do they discover about each other?

6. Describe the relationship between Irwin and Dr. Wortz.

7. What are some of Irwin's views regarding this philosophy?

8. How did Irwin see this display?

9. Describe Irwin's installations after 1970.

10. What happens when enthusiasm for Irwin grows?

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