1. What image is obviously coupled with Ruben's painting on pages 42 and 43?
(a) A still life by Van Gogh.
(b) A publicity image of a famous movie star.
(c) A self-portrait by Rembrandt.
(d) A photo shoot of a woman provocatively posed.

2. What has happened to the meaning of the images on pages 40 and 41?
(a) The meaning of the original image is combined with a pair of two other images.
(b) The meaning of the original image is lost when combined intentionally with text and other contrasting images.
(c) The meaning of each image is enhanced from being surrounded by photographs of similar images.
(d) The meaning of the original image is lost as well as the meaning of the images as a whole.

3. What metaphor do Berger et al. use to explain the single eye of perspective?
(a) A ceramic relic from ancient Greece.
(b) A cubist painting.
(c) A lighthouse beacon.
(d) A telescope.

4. What is the most true about Chapter 4?
(a) All of the subjects are nude or undressing.
(b) There are no words used to describe the images.
(c) There are no titles to the works.
(d) All of the images are oil paintings.

5. What is Berger's conclusion about the image of a nude woman looking in a mirror?
(a) That the mirror signifies the woman's vanity.
(b) That the mirror creates a split character in the nude woman.
(c) That the mirror shows a woman comparing herself to a younger woman.
(d) That the mirror neutralizes the guilt of both spectator and nude.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is the most stark contrast between the images on the first set of facing pages (36 and 37) and the images on the second set of facing pages (38 and 39)?

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

3. Which of the following is the title of a painting on pages 72 and 73?

4. Which of the following statements is true, according to Berger?

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

(see the answer key)

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