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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How can a work of art lose its mystification?
(a) By making multiple uses of its reproductions.
(b) By taking the work out of the context of the past.
(c) By creating too many written commentaries by critics.
(d) By changing the title for more modern viewers.

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

4. The author proposes that there is a gap between what two concepts?
(a) Words and sight.
(b) Words and poetry.
(c) Words and thought.
(d) Words and text.

5. What is prominent in Ruben's painting?
(a) Nude figures.
(b) Men arguing.
(c) Wine and a party.
(d) Fruits and vegetables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Berger et al. mean by the phrase "holy relic"?

2. What word best describes the overall affect of the combined images on pages 36 and 37?

3. When do artists begin to use the concept of singular perspective?

4. Which statement is NOT true about viewing an image made in the past?

5. Which of the following is an example of how creating a reproduction can change the meaning of a painting?

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