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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which phrase describes Magritte's painting "The Key of Dreams"?
(a) A clock tower.
(b) A kitchen sink.
(c) A forest of trees.
(d) A four-pane window.

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

3. Where is the spectator located when a work of art uses the single eye perspective?
(a) At the center, but could be at many places in a single time.
(b) At an infitite number of times and locations.
(c) The spectator is never considered.
(d) At the center, in one place at one time.

4. What invention eventually disproves the idea of center, and single eye?
(a) The microscope.
(b) The camera.
(c) The clock.
(d) The computer.

5. Which statement best describes what is eliminated when a work of art is reproduced?
(a) The presence of an authority on the artwork.
(b) The title of the artwork.
(c) The compostition of the artwork.
(d) The viewer of the artwork.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which words best describe Chapter 1 as a whole?

4. What diversifies the meaning of a painting?

5. Which statement best describes the Cubist style?

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