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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) Pages 36 and 37 are in black and white, and pages 38 and 39 are in color.
(b) The women on pages 36 and 37 are all wearing make-up and on pages 38 and 39 they are not.
(c) The women on pages 36 and 37 are clothed and the women on pages 38 and 39 are not.
(d) The women on pages 36 and 37 are from historical works and the images on pages 38 and 39 are from modern works.

2. What does the author use "The Key of Dreams" as an example of?
(a) The gap between words and image.
(b) The use of bad titles.
(c) The use of poetry in image.
(d) The use of words with image.

3. Which item would NOT fit the theme on pages 40 and 41?
(a) A harp.
(b) An advertising slogan for juicy pineapple.
(c) A handbag or purse.
(d) Ladies stockings.

4. How does the painter, Durer, create what he believes is the perfect nude?
(a) By holding competitions for the most beautiful naked woman and using the winner as a nude.
(b) By sketching a beautiful nude from his imagination.
(c) By combining various parts from different female bodies to create a full nude.
(d) By selecting the most male-like female figures and using them as nudes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Berger et al. refer to a woman's dual role?

2. Why does the author discuss the work of Frans Hals?

3. What word best describes the overall affect of the combined images on pages 36 and 37?

4. Which is a traditional object used in covering the figures in nude paintings?

5. Which painting is used an example of who benefits from a nude painting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain how the women in the images are viewed by the men in the images on pages 36 and 37.

3. Describe how the single eye of perspective changes with the invention of the camera.

4. How is a work of art from the past mystifying to the modern viewer?

5. Explain how the commission by Frans Hals could easily be misunderstood by the modern viewer.

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

8. Describe how Berger et al. interpret the image of a nude women gazing in a mirror.

9. Describe the differences between the collection of images on pages 36 and 37, and the collection of images on pages 38 and 39.

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

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