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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is a woman composed of two parts of one female identity, according to Berger et al.?
(a) Because she continually sees and is seen by herself.
(b) Because she makes it a habit to look in the mirror.
(c) Because she creates an identity for each part of her life.
(d) Because she needs to feel wanted by others.

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

3. Who is meant to benefit from the focus of a nude painting?
(a) The painter.
(b) The nude woman.
(c) The male figures in the image.
(d) The spectator.

4. Which statement summarizes how images are subjective?
(a) An artist represents his own way of seeing, and the viewer sees the art with another way of seeing.
(b) People usually see the same images.
(c) A good artist can pass his way of seeing to the viewer,
(d) Paintings rarely have good titles to define their meaning.

5. What is Berger's conclusion about the image of a nude woman looking in a mirror?
(a) That the mirror creates a split character in the nude woman.
(b) That the mirror signifies the woman's vanity.
(c) That the mirror neutralizes the guilt of both spectator and nude.
(d) That the mirror shows a woman comparing herself to a younger woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number is posted symbolically on pages 36 and 37 of Chapter 2?

2. Which item would NOT fit the theme on pages 40 and 41?

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

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

5. How does the painter, Durer, create what he believes is the perfect nude?

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