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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irwin leaves others to interpret while he contemplates what?

2. Irwin intends that viewers will experience what?

3. It is in ___________________ that the two disciplines, art and science, have grown separately.

4. Irwin takes many day hikes into the flat terrain and stays where at night?

5. By 1970, has Robert answered many of his questions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do viewers think of this display?

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

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

4. What happens when enthusiasm for Irwin grows?

5. With what do the men experiment? Describe these experiments.

6. Describe Irwin's scrim projects.

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

8. How did Irwin see this display?

9. What does Maurice Tuchman organize?

10. With what is Irwin concerned at this time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irwin left his religious upbringing.

Part 1) Describe Irwin's religious upbringing. Why does he leave it? How does this affect his relationship with his mother?

Part 2) Does his early religious upbringing play any role in his adult life? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) Have you had any sort of religious upbringing? If so, describe it. If not, why not? How has this upbringing or lack of one influenced your beliefs, thoughts, and actions?

Essay Topic 2

Irwin begins making dot paintings.

Part 1) Describe these dot paintings. What leads to the creation of these dot paintings? How are the steps leading to these paintings important?

Part 2) What does Irwin do after these dot paintings? Why? How do these dot paintings lead to new works?

Part 3) How do actions and decisions related to your hobbies lead you along new paths? How is this beneficial for you?

Essay Topic 3

Irwin exhibited an unusually strong independent streak.

Part 1) Describe this streak. How was it seen in him as a child? What role did it play as he grew up? How was it seen in his art?

Part 2) Did Irwin benefit from this independent streak? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) Do you have an independent streak? if so, describe it. If not, why not? How does this independent streak or lack of one influence you?

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