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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one of the first artists to break the tradition of objectifying women nudes?
(a) Rembrant.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Da Vinci.
(d) Manet.

2. According to Berger et al., why does ordinary life have more meaning when recorded on a canvas?
(a) Because artists appreciate these works more than works with other subjects.
(b) Because the elite upper classes are willing to pay large sums of money for a painting.
(c) Because it took weeks or months to recreate the image from the artist's point of view,
(d) Because it portrays everyday life as an interesting event.

3. What is the purpose of the paired images on pages 126 and 127?
(a) Each pair shows a different side of popular culture.
(b) Each pair plays off each other to enhance their subject matter and style.
(c) Each pair demonstrates a different period in art history.
(d) Each pair demonstrates ways to pose the human body as a subject.

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

5. What words would best describe Chapter 2 as a whole?
(a) Politics, education, government.
(b) Art, culture, society.
(c) Women, nudes, consumerism.
(d) Men, money, power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the figure in "Bathsheba" sitting?

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

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

4. Which painting is used an example of who benefits from a nude painting?

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

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