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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word best describes the series of portraits displayed in the Knoll Ball Room?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Weary.
(c) Sensual.
(d) Formal.

2. What does the author use "The Key of Dreams" as an example of?
(a) The use of words with image.
(b) The gap between words and image.
(c) The use of bad titles.
(d) The use of poetry in image.

3. What could be said about the contents of Chapter 4?
(a) The images represent a general history of art.
(b) The contents are not organized in any manner.
(c) The images are ordered by date.
(d) The contents include two paintings from each period of art.

4. In pages 36 and 37, how is the female figure presented?
(a) Nude.
(b) In make-up advertisements.
(c) All in designer clothing.
(d) Fully clothed.

5. Who is meant to be the ideal viewer of pages 42 and 43?
(a) Businessmen.
(b) Female consumers.
(c) Contemporary artists.
(d) Art historians.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do navigational instruments generally symbolize in a traditional oil painting?

4. What covers the Knoll Ball Room?

5. According to Berger et al., how must a woman observe herself in order to see herself in the eyes of a man?

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