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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which words best describe Chapter 1 as a whole?
(a) Camera, sight, words.
(b) Sight, words, perspective.
(c) Windows, words, sight.
(d) Sight, history, misinterpretation.

2. The author proposes that there is a gap between what two concepts?
(a) Words and poetry.
(b) Words and text.
(c) Words and sight.
(d) Words and thought.

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

4. Why can every viewer see a painting in a different way?
(a) Each viewer sees a painting based on their prior experiences and expectations.
(b) Every viewer has a different color preference.
(c) All viewers have different eyesight abilities.
(d) Viewers have a variety of education levels in art history.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After reproductions are made, an original work of art is unique only in its what?

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

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

4. What affect does a title have on a painting's meaning?

5. What are images a record of?

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