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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. What image is the exception to the images featured on pages 36 and 37?
(a) The celebrity photos.
(b) The storefront mannequins.
(c) The advertising slogans.
(d) The black and white photos.

2. What diversifies the meaning of a painting?
(a) The type of museum lighting.
(b) Its title.
(c) Its reproduction in many locations.
(d) Its type of framing.

3. Which is an example of a nude painting discussed by Berger et al.?
(a) An oil painting by Giacometti.
(b) A self-portrait by Kenneth Clark.
(c) A portrait of a woman in the park by Manet.
(d) An oil painting by Tintoretto of a woman taking a bath.

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

5. Which unique content is present in Chapter 2, on pages 40 and 41?
(a) Formal portrait of George Washington.
(b) The slogan "Frank Cooper puts everything he's got into making soup."
(c) A horse jumping through a hoop of fire.
(d) Advertisement for a body lotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author assert about vision?

2. How does a woman see herself, according to Berger et al.?

3. What does Kenneth Clark (not the authors) say about the concepts of naked and nude?

4. Why is a woman composed of two parts of one female identity, according to Berger et al.?

5. How does the painter, Durer, create what he believes is the perfect nude?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how an image is a record of a sight.

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

3. What happens to the meaning of a painting when many reproductions are made?

4. How does the value of the original painting change after it has been reproduced many times?

5. What is the purpose of mixing images of foodstuffs with images of females in various stages of undress?

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

7. In Chapter 2, pages 42 and 43, how do the women in the images appear to men in the images?

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

9. Describe the combination of images present in Chapter 2 on pages 40 and 41.

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

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