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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a detail of Gauguin's painting "Nevermore"?
(a) The female figure is facing her back to the viewer.
(b) The painting includes a man at the woman's side.
(c) The viewer can see many sides of the female figure.
(d) The painting includes a crow sitting above the female nude.

2. What metaphor do Berger et al. use to explain the single eye of perspective?
(a) A cubist painting.
(b) A telescope.
(c) A ceramic relic from ancient Greece.
(d) A lighthouse beacon.

3. In Chapter 2, what is the same between pages 40 to 41 and pages 42 to 43?
(a) All of the pages demonstrate the difference between men and women.
(b) All of the pages are a statement on the historical struggle of artists.
(c) All of the pages are publicity for the female figure.
(d) All of the pages depict wealthy and powerful men.

4. What painting by Ruben is included in pages 42 and 43?
(a) "Abstract female nude."
(b) "Bathsheba at Her Bath."
(c) "Birds flying from haystack."
(d) "Judgement of Paris."

5. What would be a surprising image to display on pages 42 and 43?
(a) A formal portrait.
(b) A traditional European oil painting,
(c) An advertisement for cosmetics.
(d) An abstract nude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word 'image' mean in this book?

2. What is Berger's conclusion about the image of a nude woman looking in a mirror?

3. Who is Frans Hals?

4. What does Berger et al. claim that a woman's presence is to a man?

5. Which statement best describes what is eliminated when a work of art is reproduced?

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