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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 creating great halls of family portraits.
(c) By bribing artists into depicting themselves as more wealthy or powerful than they really are.
(d) By commissioning oil paintings that depict sights of what they possess.

2. Why is it a significant accomplishment for an artist to paint children at play?
(a) Because the image can be captured better with a photograph.
(b) Because the artist must keep the children seated for many hours.
(c) Because patrons rarely allow paintings of their children.
(d) Because most of the image must be recreated from memory and imagination.

3. In what general style are most of the images in Chapter 4?
(a) Cubism.
(b) Realism.
(c) Abstract.
(d) Op art.

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

5. Which of the following is a common theme in the images on pages 116 and 117?
(a) Science versus religion.
(b) Sensuous nude women.
(c) Africa and America supporting Europe.
(d) Navigation and the New World.

6. What primarily constitutes a landscape painting as traditional oil techniques are developed?
(a) Intangible sky and distance.
(b) Abstract natural figures.
(c) Solid tangible space.
(d) Romantic man versus nature scenes.

7. What is genre as a subject?
(a) Exotic botanicals.
(b) Exotic animals.
(c) Common life subjects.
(d) New world subjects.

8. What is the main difference in the effect on the viewer between the two Rembrandt self-portraits?
(a) The first portrait displays the romance and intimacy between a married couple, while the second portrait displays the empty shell of a man.
(b) The first portrait is in color and the second portrait is in black and white.
(c) The second portrait follows all of the conventions of the time period and displays the wealth of the painter.
(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. 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) Power is forever corrupt.
(c) Nudity does not always equal pleasure for the viewer,
(d) Love will always lead to sorrow.

10. 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) A president with a burning flag.
(c) A corpse with a glass of wine.
(d) Two doves with an olive branch.

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

12. What does Couture's painting "A Roman Feast" display?
(a) A full table of meat and bread.
(b) The end of a war with a field of bodies.
(c) A full glass of wine and a festive party.
(d) A voluptuous reclining woman.

13. What is similar about all of the portraits on page 76?
(a) All the subjects are reclining in a chair.
(b) All the subjects are undressing.
(c) All the subjects stand alone.
(d) All the subjects are holding a bible.

14. How could one best describe Hans Baldung Grien's "Three ages of Women"?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Sensual.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Lovely.

15. What is significant about the images presented on pages 120 and 121?
(a) They contain famous subjects.
(b) They are indicative of the times and how people lived then.
(c) They create a powerful commentary about social media.
(d) They demonstrate the difference between nude and clothed figures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the visual irony between the images on pages 68 and 69, and the images on pages 70 and 71?

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

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

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

5. What covers the Knoll Ball Room?

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