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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word best describes the position of artists as traditional oil painting develops?
(a) Opposition.
(b) Defense.
(c) Struggle.
(d) Fortune.

2. What are most traditional oil paintings commissioned to demonstrate to the viewer?
(a) The social conditions of the time period.
(b) The power and wealth of the patron.
(c) The style of monarchy and church rule of the time period.
(d) The political turmoil that the patron has survived.

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

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 What is visual art originally made for?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

5. According to Berger et al., what does traditional oil painting effectively do?
(a) Promotes the lower classes of society.
(b) Reduces all things to a tradable material or measurable commodity.
(c) Permits artists to express portraits in a humanistic style.
(d) Allows for the reformation of the church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the traditional depiction of Adam and Eve project as the perception of being naked?

3. Which painting is used an example of who benefits from a nude painting?

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

5. What could be said about the contents of Chapter 4?

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