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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Kenneth Clark (not the authors) say about the concepts of naked and nude?
(a) That both naked and nude can be forms or art.
(b) That nude is a form of art and naked is simply being without clothes.
(c) That naked is any undressed object.
(d) That nude is a term used only for naked women.

3. What could be the theme for all of the images included on pages 68 to 71?
(a) Power is forever corrupt.
(b) Nudity does not always equal pleasure for the viewer,
(c) Death is a necessary part of life.
(d) Love will always lead to sorrow.

4. What is similar about the images on pages 42 and 43?
(a) They are mostly publicity images aimed at a female viewer.
(b) They are entirely black and white.
(c) They mostly involve still lifes, not human subjects.
(d) They are mostly paintings without titles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the first artists to break the tradition of objectifying women nudes?

2. What word best describes the overall affect of the combined images on pages 36 and 37?

3. Which words best describe the mood of the paintings on pages 66 and 67?

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

5. In Chapter 2, what are the authors trying to demonstrate with the images on pages 40 and 41?

(see the answer key)

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