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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does a woman see herself, according to Berger et al.?
(a) She sees herself as a man illusion.
(b) She sees herself as a physical reflection in a mirror.
(c) She sees herself as a sight.
(d) She sees herself as a composite of image and emotion.

2. What affect does a title have on a painting's meaning?
(a) A title can be changed to any words without affecting the viewer.
(b) Words in a title will affect the painting more than the viewer.
(c) A title is not necessary in historical paintings.
(d) Words in a title can change the interpretation of a painting.

3. What does the traditional depiction of Adam and Eve project as the perception of being naked?
(a) That being naked is shameful.
(b) That being naked is only acceptable for females.
(c) That being naked is natural.
(d) That being naked is only acceptable for males.

4. According to Berger et al., what social presence does a man command?
(a) A man's power is relative to his size, bearing, and appearance.
(b) Men have a social presence relative to their ability to see themselves as a sight.
(c) A man's social presence is based on his income.
(d) A man's power is relative to how he feels about himself.

5. What does the author assert about vision?
(a) Vision is a mechanical function.
(b) Vision is a reciprocal function.
(c) Vision is common to all living things.
(d) Vision is a chemical reaction.

6. What is similar about all of the women in the images on pages 36 and 37?
(a) They are all celebrities.
(b) They are all ignoring the camera and viewer.
(c) They are all cleaning.
(d) They are all the focus of men in the images.

7. What is the difference between nude and naked as stated by the authors?
(a) Naked is to be without clothes, but nude is to be naked as an object to view.
(b) Naked is to be without clothes and nude is a naked woman.
(c) Naked means being ashamed of not wearing clothes, but nude is being confident of not wearing clothes.
(d) Nude is a work of art depicting a naked person.

8. What does Berger et al. claim that a woman's presence is to a man?
(a) A man thinks of a woman's presence as an awkward postition.
(b) A man thinks of a woman's presence as emotional radiance.
(c) A man thinks of a woman's presence only as a physical existence.
(d) A man thinks of a woman's presence only as it benefits himself.

9. In general, what are words used to do?
(a) Avoid danger.
(b) Explain the environment.
(c) See the environment.
(d) Learn new things.

10. What word best describes the overall affect of the combined images on pages 36 and 37?
(a) Love.
(b) Elegance.
(c) Athletic.
(d) Friendship.

11. What do images of the past promote?
(a) Authority.
(b) Illusion.
(c) Technology.
(d) Reinterpretation.

12. What are images a record of?
(a) The way a sight was once seen.
(b) The memories of the image-creator.
(c) The history of the subject.
(d) The object in present-day.

13. Who is meant to benefit from the focus of a nude painting?
(a) The nude woman.
(b) The male figures in the image.
(c) The painter.
(d) The spectator.

14. In Chapter 2, what is the same between pages 40 to 41 and pages 42 to 43?
(a) All of the pages demonstrate the difference between men and women.
(b) All of the pages depict wealthy and powerful men.
(c) All of the pages are publicity for the female figure.
(d) All of the pages are a statement on the historical struggle of artists.

15. Where is the figure in "Bathsheba" sitting?
(a) She is sitting at the dinner table.
(b) She is sitting to write a letter.
(c) The woman is sitting to have her feet washed.
(d) She is sitting at her bedside.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which unique content is present in Chapter 2, on pages 40 and 41?

2. To what area is the single eye of perspective unique?

3. When do artists begin to use the concept of singular perspective?

4. What does the word 'image' mean in this book?

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

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