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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Berger et al. claim that a woman's presence is to a man?
(a) A man thinks of a woman's presence as an awkward postition.
(b) A man thinks of a woman's presence as emotional radiance.
(c) A man thinks of a woman's presence only as a physical existence.
(d) A man thinks of a woman's presence only as it benefits himself.

2. What diversifies the meaning of a painting?
(a) Its reproduction in many locations.
(b) Its type of framing.
(c) The type of museum lighting.
(d) Its title.

3. How is a two-dimensional oil painting different from other forms of art?
(a) It conveys the sights of the common person.
(b) It conveys the social position of the owner.
(c) It conveys the illusions of texture, luster, tangibility, and solidity.
(d) It conveys the misplacement of women in society.

4. What words best describe the gaze of the subjects on their own material goods in a traditional oil painting?
(a) Formal, wary, content.
(b) Satisfied, generous, serious.
(c) Confident, formal, arrogant.
(d) Generous, faithful, pleasant.

5. What generalization could be made about the combination of images on pages 40 and 41?
(a) They are to promote the provocative qualities in women.
(b) They are to promote the authority and power of famous politicians.
(c) They are to create a feeling of beauty in all people.
(d) They are to demonstrate the importance of a good education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Berger et al. say about the portrayal of naked women in early European oil paintings?

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

3. What is significant about the images presented on pages 120 and 121?

4. How is Maddox Brown's painting different than the other images on pages 66 and 67?

5. What does Kenneth Clark (not the authors) say about the concepts of naked and nude?

(see the answer key)

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