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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the authors, what is a woman's internal presence comprised of?
(a) An idea of what she looks like to a man.
(b) A perception of how she should act to be treated like she wants.
(c) An illusion of what she should be.
(d) A preception of what men like.

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

3. In what way does the ruling class of a period support or promote their own way of seeing?
(a) By commissioning oil paintings that depict sights of what they possess.
(b) By creating great halls of family portraits.
(c) By only permitting specifc depictions of holy figures.
(d) By bribing artists into depicting themselves as more wealthy or powerful than they really are.

4. What does Couture's painting "A Roman Feast" display?
(a) A full glass of wine and a festive party.
(b) The end of a war with a field of bodies.
(c) A voluptuous reclining woman.
(d) A full table of meat and bread.

5. How is Rembrandt portrayed in his second self-portrait?
(a) As an old man.
(b) As a young hunter.
(c) As a great king.
(d) As a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is different about an art collector compared to a collector of other objects?

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

3. Which phrase describes Magritte's painting "The Key of Dreams"?

4. What generalization could be made about the combination of images on pages 40 and 41?

5. How do Berger et al. refer to a woman's dual role?

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