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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which statement is NOT true about viewing an image made in the past?
(a) A work of art mystifies one about the past.
(b) Images show a sight that is not presently available.
(c) Images from the past are made clear with a modern understaning of events.
(d) A viewer "sees" himself in the landscape he looks at.

2. What affect does a title have on a painting's meaning?
(a) Words in a title will affect the painting more than the viewer.
(b) A title is not necessary in historical paintings.
(c) Words in a title can change the interpretation of a painting.
(d) A title can be changed to any words without affecting the viewer.

3. Which statement best describes the Cubist style?
(a) It demonstrates the capabilities of modern technology.
(b) It creates a perfect singular persective for the viewer,
(c) It presents the visible from many eyes.
(d) It leads the spectator to the center of the artwork.

4. 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 the center, in one place at one time.
(c) At an infitite number of times and locations.
(d) The spectator is never considered.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which statement best describes what is eliminated when a work of art is reproduced?

3. Why does the author discuss the work of Frans Hals?

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

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

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