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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what image is prominent on the first set of facing pages 36 and 37?
(a) A large piece of raw meat.
(b) The number five.
(c) A nude male.
(d) A female artist holding a paintbrush and wearing a smock.

2. What is unique about the Cubist images in Chapter 2 on pages 38 and 39?
(a) They consist of a variety of wild animals.
(b) The images include an enormous amount of detail.
(c) It seems that the figures in the images are male.
(d) It takes some imagination to see a nude female figure.

3. Which word best describes the position of artists as traditional oil painting develops?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Struggle.
(c) Defense.
(d) Opposition.

4. Which of the following would be a good symbol for the collection of images on pages 68 to 71?
(a) A nude woman with a rose.
(b) Two doves with an olive branch.
(c) A corpse with a glass of wine.
(d) A president with a burning flag.

5. In Chapter 2, what do facing pages 40 and 41 contain?
(a) Advertising slogans.
(b) Female nudes in oil paintings.
(c) Publicity images.
(d) Males viewing female nudes in oil paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a detail of Gauguin's painting "Nevermore"?

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

3. Which of the following is an example of how creating a reproduction can change the meaning of a painting?

4. According to the authors, how is the focus of a man's power different than a female's?

5. What metaphor do Berger et al. use to explain the single eye of perspective?

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