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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After reproductions are made, an original work of art is unique only in its what?
(a) Rarity.
(b) Composition.
(c) Interpretation.
(d) Meaning.

2. In general, what does seeing do?
(a) Enables you to read.
(b) Gives you the ability to avoid danger.
(c) Enables you to respond to the environment.
(d) Gives you the ability to touch the environment.

3. When do artists begin to use the concept of singular perspective?
(a) In the early Surrealist movement.
(b) In early Abstractionism.
(c) In the early Impressionist movement.
(d) In the early Renaissance.

4. What does the word 'image' mean in this book?
(a) Any object that can be seen.
(b) Any work of art.
(c) Reproduced sight.
(d) Any reproduced art work.

5. What do images of the past promote?
(a) Illusion.
(b) Reinterpretation.
(c) Authority.
(d) Technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is visual art originally made for?

2. What metaphor do Berger et al. use to explain the single eye of perspective?

3. Why can every viewer see a painting in a different way?

4. What invention eventually disproves the idea of center, and single eye?

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

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