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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is the most stark contrast between the images on the first set of facing pages (36 and 37) and the images on the second set of facing pages (38 and 39)?
(a) The women on pages 36 and 37 are from historical works and the images on pages 38 and 39 are from modern works.
(b) The women on pages 36 and 37 are all wearing make-up and on pages 38 and 39 they are not.
(c) Pages 36 and 37 are in black and white, and pages 38 and 39 are in color.
(d) The women on pages 36 and 37 are clothed and the women on pages 38 and 39 are not.

2. In Chapter 2, what image is prominent on the first set of facing pages 36 and 37?
(a) A female artist holding a paintbrush and wearing a smock.
(b) A nude male.
(c) A large piece of raw meat.
(d) The number five.

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

4. What words would best describe Chapter 2 as a whole?
(a) Art, culture, society.
(b) Women, nudes, consumerism.
(c) Politics, education, government.
(d) Men, money, power.

5. Which statement best describes the Cubist style?
(a) It presents the visible from many eyes.
(b) It leads the spectator to the center of the artwork.
(c) It demonstrates the capabilities of modern technology.
(d) It creates a perfect singular persective for the viewer,

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a detail of Gauguin's painting "Nevermore"?

2. In Chapter 2, what are the authors trying to demonstrate with the images on pages 40 and 41?

3. What word would best describe the images on pages 40 and 41?

4. What generalization could be made about the combination of images on pages 40 and 41?

5. Who is meant to be the ideal viewer of pages 42 and 43?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how combining a variety of images to present a concept can be more powerful than using a single image.

2. According to Berger et al., how can the story of Adam and Eve explain the shamefulness associated with being naked?

3. Describe the general mood of the collection of images on pages 42 and 43.

4. Describe how there is a gap between words and sight, as explained in Chapter 1.

5. Describe how Magritte's painting "The Key of Dreams" is a commentary on the gap between words and image.

6. Berger et al. explain that there is a certain style of European oil painting that does not put the nakedness of a women as the center display, but rather puts the relationship of the woman and artist on display. What is considered provocative about these images?

7. What effect does the inclusion of text have on the images in pages 40 and 41?

8. What is Berger's explanation for the difference between naked and nude?

9. What do you think is the overall mood of the collection of images in Chapter 2 on pages 38 and 39?

10. Explain how Cubism contradicts the single eye of perspective.

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