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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. In 1975, he participates in ______________________ show.
(a) The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art.
(b) The LACMA.
(c) The MoMA.
(d) The San Francisco MoMA.

2. Between ___________ and 1970, Irwin's work can be chartered by time and focused progression.
(a) 1955.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1950.

3. Irwin is drawn to what?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The desert.

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

5. Robert's installations were made based on what?
(a) Funding.
(b) Supplies.
(c) Time.
(d) Locale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irwin experiments with acrylic columns placed in the room and matching the walls, causing the illusion that they dissolve into the room. Unfortunately, some viewers conclude what?

2. He adds a thick black tape to the floor to form what?

3. Irwin's display at the Whitney Retrospective consists of what?

4. Irwin is intrigued by the concept of becoming ________________ which held the dual challenge of becoming responsible.

5. Irwin's discomfort with paintings that encompass the edges of the canvas leads him to move on to painting what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maurice Tuchman organize?

2. Describe Irwin's post-Whitney works and beliefs.

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

4. What is Irwin doing three years after the Whitney opening? Why?

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

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

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

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

9. What leads Irwin to write his own view on this philosophy? Describe this work.

10. With what is Irwin concerned at this time?

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