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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the extraordinary significance of works such as" A Family Group" by Nouts?
(a) An artist spends days and weeks of time laboriously putting oil on canvas to record the event.
(b) The subjects are all very wealthy and popular at the time.
(c) A patron of such a work is not typically a collector of art.
(d) The paint itself is a new technology that will last centuries.

2. According to Berger et al., what social presence does a man command?
(a) A man's power is relative to how he feels about himself.
(b) A man's power is relative to his size, bearing, and appearance.
(c) Men have a social presence relative to their ability to see themselves as a sight.
(d) A man's social presence is based on his income.

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

4. Which painting is used an example of who benefits from a nude painting?
(a) Bronzino's painting of Cupid and Venus.
(b) Picasso's abstract female nudes.
(c) Gaugin's "Nevermore."
(d) Rembrant's "Bathesheba."

5. Magritte's painting is an example of what type of artwork?
(a) Impressionism.
(b) Surrealism.
(c) Expressionism.
(d) Realism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, what are words used to do?

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

3. What does the author assert about vision?

4. What is prominent in Ruben's painting?

5. What types of images are paired together on pages 126 and 127?

(see the answer key)

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