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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the approximate historical range of the images on pages 66 and 67?
(a) From the early 1200s to the mid-1500s.
(b) From the 20th century.
(c) From the 18th to the 19th century.
(d) From the mid-1200s to the late-1800s.

3. What is visual art originally made for?
(a) A specific religion.
(b) A specific theme.
(c) A specific location.
(d) A specific politician.

4. How does the painter, Durer, create what he believes is the perfect nude?
(a) By holding competitions for the most beautiful naked woman and using the winner as a nude.
(b) By combining various parts from different female bodies to create a full nude.
(c) By selecting the most male-like female figures and using them as nudes.
(d) By sketching a beautiful nude from his imagination.

5. What could be said about the contents of Chapter 4?
(a) The contents are not organized in any manner.
(b) The images represent a general history of art.
(c) The images are ordered by date.
(d) The contents include two paintings from each period of art.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, how is the focus of a man's power different than a female's?

2. How does a woman see herself, according to Berger et al.?

3. How can a work of art lose its mystification?

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

5. Until approximately what date does the period of traditional oil painting run through?

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