View a FREE sample

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 forest of trees.
(c) A four-pane window.
(d) A kitchen sink.

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

3. Which statement is NOT true about viewing an image made in the past?
(a) Images show a sight that is not presently available.
(b) A work of art mystifies one about the past.
(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.

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

5. What do Berger et al. mean by the phrase "holy relic"?
(a) That a reproduced copy devalues the original art.
(b) That historical art works belong in churches or holy buildings,
(c) That a viewer may feel a sense of authenticity and beauty in the presence of an original.
(d) That museums make money from making original artworks appear holy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do images of the past promote?

3. The author proposes that there is a gap between what two concepts?

4. What does the author use "The Key of Dreams" as an example of?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 331 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample