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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word would best describe the images on pages 40 and 41?
(a) Formal.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Provocative.
(d) Intellectual.

2. What are images a record of?
(a) The way a sight was once seen.
(b) The history of the subject.
(c) The memories of the image-creator.
(d) The object in present-day.

3. What does the author assert about vision?
(a) Vision is common to all living things.
(b) Vision is a chemical reaction.
(c) Vision is a mechanical function.
(d) Vision is a reciprocal function.

4. What word best describes the overall affect of the combined images on pages 36 and 37?
(a) Love.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Athletic.
(d) Elegance.

5. Why does the author discuss the work of Frans Hals?
(a) Because his work is a good example of how art from the past is mystifying.
(b) Because his work shows how words can be used to define artwork.
(c) Because he is a co-author in the book.
(d) Because he is a leading expert in historical artwork.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image is the exception to the images featured on pages 36 and 37?

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

3. Who is Frans Hals?

4. When do artists begin to use the concept of singular perspective?

5. In pages 36 and 37, how is the female figure presented?

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