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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the title of all the paintings on pages 70 and 71?
(a) Nude woman.
(b) Still life.
(c) Pan.
(d) God Bless the Queen.
2. According to Berger et al., why does ordinary life have more meaning when recorded on a canvas?
(a) Because the elite upper classes are willing to pay large sums of money for a painting.
(b) Because it took weeks or months to recreate the image from the artist's point of view,
(c) Because it portrays everyday life as an interesting event.
(d) Because artists appreciate these works more than works with other subjects.
3. Until approximately what date does the period of traditional oil painting run through?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1817.
(d) 2010.
4. After the period of traditional oil paintings, what medium becomes the primary form of visual imagery?
(a) Murals.
(b) Photography.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Film.
5. How is a two-dimensional oil painting different from other forms of art?
(a) It conveys the misplacement of women in society.
(b) It conveys the sights of the common person.
(c) It conveys the illusions of texture, luster, tangibility, and solidity.
(d) It conveys the social position of the owner.
6. Which words best describe the mood of the paintings on pages 66 and 67?
(a) Light and fantastical.
(b) Serious and iconic.
(c) Eerie and mystical.
(d) Stern and powerful.
7. What is similar about all of the portraits on page 76?
(a) All the subjects are undressing.
(b) All the subjects stand alone.
(c) All the subjects are holding a bible.
(d) All the subjects are reclining in a chair.
8. What covers the Knoll Ball Room?
(a) Nude photos.
(b) Heavy tapestries.
(c) Busts of prominent persons.
(d) Oil paintings.
9. What is different about an art collector compared to a collector of other objects?
(a) Art collectors are the most wealthy of collectors.
(b) An art collector typically has more social standing than collectors of other objects.
(c) An art collector is surrounded by pictures that show him the sights of what he may posses.
(d) Art collectors must actively take part in their collections.
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) Food and drink.
(d) Hunting.
11. Which painting is an example of how oil paintings make objects desirable to touch?
(a) Van Gogh's "Cornfield with Birds Flying Out of It."
(b) Rembrandt's self-portriat with Saskia.
(c) Holbein's "The Ambassadors."
(d) Picasso's self-portrait.
12. Which phrase is a good description of how Demoiselles is portrayed?
(a) Demoiselles is covered, hidden, protected and innocent.
(b) Demoiselles is intelligent and refined.
(c) Demoiselle is strong and goddess-like.
(d) Demoiselles is bold and sensual.
13. How is Maddox Brown's painting different than the other images on pages 66 and 67?
(a) The painting depicts an unknown subject.
(b) The painting is entirely in black and white.
(c) The painting includes mythical beings that are not present in the other images.
(d) The painting could be considered humorous in comparison to the other images.
14. 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 are both feminine.
(d) They both depict voluptuous women.
15. What could easily be stated as the theme of the paintings on pages 68 and 69?
(a) Love.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Death.
(d) War.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the metaphor that Berger et al. use to describe the European oil painting tradition?
2. What types of images are paired together on pages 126 and 127?
3. From what time period are the images on pages 120 and 121?
4. What is the purpose of the paired images on pages 126 and 127?
5. Which subject is accorded with the highest prestige?
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