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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what do facing pages 40 and 41 contain?
(a) Males viewing female nudes in oil paintings.
(b) Publicity images.
(c) Advertising slogans.
(d) Female nudes in oil paintings.

2. What is similar about the images on pages 42 and 43?
(a) They are mostly publicity images aimed at a female viewer.
(b) They are mostly paintings without titles.
(c) They are entirely black and white.
(d) They mostly involve still lifes, not human subjects.

3. What would be a surprising image to display on pages 42 and 43?
(a) A formal portrait.
(b) A traditional European oil painting,
(c) An abstract nude.
(d) An advertisement for cosmetics.

4. What affect does a title have on a painting's meaning?
(a) A title can be changed to any words without affecting the viewer.
(b) Words in a title can change the interpretation of a painting.
(c) A title is not necessary in historical paintings.
(d) Words in a title will affect the painting more than the viewer.

5. What are images a record of?
(a) The memories of the image-creator.
(b) The way a sight was once seen.
(c) The history of the subject.
(d) The object in present-day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the approximate historical range of the images on pages 66 and 67?

2. Which words best describe Chapter 1 as a whole?

3. What number is posted symbolically on pages 36 and 37 of Chapter 2?

4. What diversifies the meaning of a painting?

5. What does the author assert about vision?

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