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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most true about Chapter 4?
(a) All of the images are oil paintings.
(b) There are no words used to describe the images.
(c) All of the subjects are nude or undressing.
(d) There are no titles to the works.

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

3. What is prominent in Ruben's painting?
(a) Wine and a party.
(b) Nude figures.
(c) Men arguing.
(d) Fruits and vegetables.

4. What is the subject of Rembrandt's first self-portrait?
(a) Himself as a court jester.
(b) Himself and his first wife, Saskia.
(c) Himself and a black bird.
(d) Himself and his faithful dog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to the meaning of the images on pages 40 and 41?

2. Who is meant to benefit from the focus of a nude painting?

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

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

5. What words best describe the gaze of the subjects on their own material goods in a traditional oil painting?

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