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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 surprising to see mixed in with the images on pages 40 and 41?
(a) Elephants in a circus.
(b) A Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
(c) A bottle of wine.
(d) Slices of ham.

2. What is the metaphor that Berger et al. use to describe the European oil painting tradition?
(a) A window unto the world.
(b) A wall safe unto which the ways of seeing are deposited.
(c) The crutch of society.
(d) The metamorphasis of a butterfly.

3. What is different about an art collector compared to a collector of other objects?
(a) Art collectors must actively take part in their collections.
(b) An art collector typically has more social standing than collectors of other objects.
(c) Art collectors are the most wealthy of collectors.
(d) An art collector is surrounded by pictures that show him the sights of what he may posses.

4. Which work is by Courbet, as shown in Chapter 6 on pages 124 and 125?
(a) "La Fortune."
(b) "The Witches Sabbath."
(c) "The Temptation of Saint Anthony."
(d) "Girl in White Stockings."

5. In pages 36 and 37, how is the female figure presented?
(a) Nude.
(b) In make-up advertisements.
(c) All in designer clothing.
(d) Fully clothed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is it a significant accomplishment for an artist to paint children at play?

3. According to the authors, what is a woman's internal presence comprised of?

4. Which of the following would be a good symbol for the collection of images on pages 68 to 71?

5. Which phrase describes Magritte's painting "The Key of Dreams"?

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