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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the authors, how is the focus of a man's power different than a female's?
(a) It is always focused towards women.
(b) It is always focused on appearances.
(c) It is always focused externally.
(d) It is always focused on money.

2. What is typically the focus in a work of art displaying a nude?
(a) A female figure undressing for the male viewer.
(b) A dressed male figure viewing the figure of a naked woman.
(c) A male figure and female figure without clothing.
(d) A naked female ignoring the unknown viewer.

3. In general, what does seeing do?
(a) Enables you to respond to the environment.
(b) Gives you the ability to avoid danger.
(c) Gives you the ability to touch the environment.
(d) Enables you to read.

4. In Chapter 2, pages 36 and 37, how are the women in the images viewed by men in the same images?
(a) The women are the focus of their attention.
(b) The women are serving the men.
(c) The women are generally ignored.
(d) The women are awkwardly posing for the men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What painting by Ruben is included in pages 42 and 43?

2. Why can every viewer see a painting in a different way?

3. How does a woman see herself, according to Berger et al.?

4. Why is a woman composed of two parts of one female identity, according to Berger et al.?

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

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