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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of Rembrandt's first self-portrait?
(a) Himself and a black bird.
(b) Himself and his faithful dog.
(c) Himself and his first wife, Saskia.
(d) Himself as a court jester.

2. What types of images are paired together on pages 126 and 127?
(a) Oil paintings and photographs.
(b) Drawings and architectural diagrams.
(c) Female nude paintings and male nude photos.
(d) Advertisements and celebrity photos.

3. What does Nattier's "Mademoiselle de Clermonte" depict?
(a) The politics of war.
(b) The social structure that is acceptable and expected of the time.
(c) The wealth and power and foreign nations.
(d) The injustice against women.

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

5. What is similar about the two paintings by Courbet on pages 124 and 125?
(a) They both show family settings.
(b) They are very dark and bold in color.
(c) They both depict voluptuous women.
(d) They are both feminine.

6. What could be the theme for all of the images included on pages 68 to 71?
(a) Death is a necessary part of life.
(b) Nudity does not always equal pleasure for the viewer,
(c) Power is forever corrupt.
(d) Love will always lead to sorrow.

7. What tends to be the central figure(s) in the images presented in Chapter 4 on pages 66 and 67?
(a) Nudes in gardens.
(b) Madonna and child.
(c) Popes and Cardinals.
(d) Political leaders, scientists, and authors.

8. What is the main difference in the effect on the viewer between the two Rembrandt self-portraits?
(a) The second portrait follows all of the conventions of the time period and displays the wealth of the painter.
(b) The first portrait is in color and the second portrait is in black and white.
(c) The first portrait displays the romance and intimacy between a married couple, while the second portrait displays the empty shell of a man.
(d) The second portrait portrays the soul and individualistic style of the painter, a style that is completely avoided in the first self-portrait.

9. Which word best describes the images on pages 72 and 73?
(a) Beastly.
(b) Reality.
(c) Devout.
(d) Fantasy.

10. All of the following are included in the images featured on pages 70 to 71, except for which ones?
(a) Dead animals.
(b) Political icons.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Food and drink.

11. What is the extraordinary significance of works such as" A Family Group" by Nouts?
(a) An artist spends days and weeks of time laboriously putting oil on canvas to record the event.
(b) The subjects are all very wealthy and popular at the time.
(c) A patron of such a work is not typically a collector of art.
(d) The paint itself is a new technology that will last centuries.

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

13. Until approximately what date does the period of traditional oil painting run through?
(a) 2010.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1817.

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

15. What is the approximate historical range of the images on pages 66 and 67?
(a) From the mid-1200s to the late-1800s.
(b) From the 20th century.
(c) From the 18th to the 19th century.
(d) From the early 1200s to the mid-1500s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the self-portraits on pages 80 and 81 interesting to the viewer?

2. How do Berger et al. describe Rembrandt's first self-portrait?

3. What is evident when comparing the two images "Sarah Burge, 1883. Dr Barnardo's Homes" and " Peasant Boy Leaning on Sill"?

4. What is extraordinary about painting subjects such as children?

5. In Chapter 4, what are the images depictions of on pages 66 and 67?

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