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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which phrase is a good description of how Demoiselles is portrayed?
(a) Demoiselles is intelligent and refined.
(b) Demoiselles is covered, hidden, protected and innocent.
(c) Demoiselles is bold and sensual.
(d) Demoiselle is strong and goddess-like.

2. According to Berger et al., what does traditional oil painting effectively do?
(a) Permits artists to express portraits in a humanistic style.
(b) Allows for the reformation of the church.
(c) Promotes the lower classes of society.
(d) Reduces all things to a tradable material or measurable commodity.

3. In Chapter 6, which painting best shows the humanity of its subject?
(a) "Princess Rakoscki."
(b) Rembrandt's "Two Negroes."
(c) Nattier's "Mademoiselle de Clermonte."
(d) "Sarah Burge, 1883. Dr Barnardo's Homes."

4. What is the extraordinary significance of works such as" A Family Group" by Nouts?
(a) The subjects are all very wealthy and popular at the time.
(b) An artist spends days and weeks of time laboriously putting oil on canvas to record the event.
(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.

5. In Chapter 4, what are the images depictions of on pages 66 and 67?
(a) Botanical prints.
(b) Former Presidents.
(c) Celebrity photos.
(d) Religious icons.

6. 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 it took weeks or months to recreate the image from the artist's point of view,
(c) Because the elite upper classes are willing to pay large sums of money for a painting.
(d) Because it portrays everyday life as an interesting event.

7. Which statement could easily be an interpretation of Van Gogh's "a cornfield with birds flying out of it"?
(a) The obsession of fortune and fame of an artist in his day.
(b) The final release from the struggle of his soul before suicide.
(c) The balance between man and nature.
(d) The ultimate battle between rich and poor.

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

9. From what time period are the images on pages 120 and 121?
(a) The nineteenth century.
(b) The sixteenth century.
(c) Early twenty-first century.
(d) Late twentieth century.

10. Which of the following is the title of a painting on pages 72 and 73?
(a) "Unearthly."
(b) "Venus and Mars."
(c) "The Princess of Russia."
(d) "President Washington Age 40."

11. What is the metaphor that Berger et al. use to describe the European oil painting tradition?
(a) A wall safe unto which the ways of seeing are deposited.
(b) The metamorphasis of a butterfly.
(c) The crutch of society.
(d) A window unto the world.

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

13. What do paintings of children demonstrate about the patron who commissioned the work?
(a) It demonstrates how the patron remains in the upper class of society.
(b) It demonstrates that the patron is of good health.
(c) It demonstrates what they own and enjoy in life.
(d) It demonstrates their good political judgment.

14. What is most interesting about the two works from Courbet on pages 124 and 125?
(a) The works create a new meaning when presented together.
(b) The works demonstrate a clarity in the artist's way of seeing.
(c) The works illustrate two distinct styles from the artist.
(d) The works show the difference between nude and naked.

15. What is the title of all the paintings on pages 70 and 71?
(a) Nude woman.
(b) God Bless the Queen.
(c) Still life.
(d) Pan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the paired images on pages 126 and 127?

2. What is the most true about Chapter 4?

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

4. Which of the following would be a good symbol for the collection of images on pages 68 to 71?

5. What is visually similar about the paintings "Sarah Burge, 1883. Dr Barnardo's Homes" and " Peasant Boy Leaning on Sill"?

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