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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most of the images on pages 40 and 41 are of what content?
(a) Genre paintings.
(b) Still lifes.
(c) Females in various stages of undress.
(d) Political figures.

2. After reproductions are made, an original work of art is unique only in its what?
(a) Composition.
(b) Rarity.
(c) Meaning.
(d) Interpretation.

3. In general, what are words used to do?
(a) See the environment.
(b) Explain the environment.
(c) Learn new things.
(d) Avoid danger.

4. The author proposes that there is a gap between what two concepts?
(a) Words and text.
(b) Words and thought.
(c) Words and sight.
(d) Words and poetry.

5. What diversifies the meaning of a painting?
(a) Its type of framing.
(b) Its title.
(c) Its reproduction in many locations.
(d) The type of museum lighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Berger et al. say about the portrayal of naked women in early European oil paintings?

2. Who is Frans Hals?

3. According to the authors, what are women culturally and socially conditioned to do?

4. Which is an example of a nude painting discussed by Berger et al.?

5. What do Berger et al. mean by the phrase "holy relic"?

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