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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author use "The Key of Dreams" as an example of?
(a) The use of words with image.
(b) The gap between words and image.
(c) The use of poetry in image.
(d) The use of bad titles.

2. Why does the author discuss the work of Frans Hals?
(a) Because he is a co-author in the book.
(b) Because he is a leading expert in historical artwork.
(c) Because his work is a good example of how art from the past is mystifying.
(d) Because his work shows how words can be used to define artwork.

3. Why can every viewer see a painting in a different way?
(a) Each viewer sees a painting based on their prior experiences and expectations.
(b) Viewers have a variety of education levels in art history.
(c) All viewers have different eyesight abilities.
(d) Every viewer has a different color preference.

4. Which words best describe the mood of the paintings on pages 66 and 67?
(a) Stern and powerful.
(b) Serious and iconic.
(c) Light and fantastical.
(d) Eerie and mystical.

5. What is a contradiction to the assumption that early European oil painters portrayed a level of humanism in their work?
(a) Their expression of women as either objects or abstractions.
(b) Their omission of male nudes in their paintings.
(c) Their use of non-human colors to paint their nudes.
(d) Their inability to use humanistic expression in landscapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is a traditional object used in covering the figures in nude paintings?

2. Which statement best describes the Cubist style?

3. What could be stated as the theme of pages 40 and 41?

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

5. Who is meant to benefit from the focus of a nude painting?

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