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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 is the subject of Rembrandt's first self-portrait?
(a) Himself as a court jester.
(b) Himself and a black bird.
(c) Himself and his first wife, Saskia.
(d) Himself and his faithful dog.

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

3. Which work is by Courbet, as shown in Chapter 6 on pages 124 and 125?
(a) "La Fortune."
(b) "The Temptation of Saint Anthony."
(c) "The Witches Sabbath."
(d) "Girl in White Stockings."

4. What is evident when comparing the two images "Sarah Burge, 1883. Dr Barnardo's Homes" and " Peasant Boy Leaning on Sill"?
(a) The photograph captures motion better than the oil painting.
(b) The oil painting has more detail than the photograph.
(c) The photograph portrays the subject in more clarity.
(d) The oil painting contains less realism than the photograph.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What conventions influence traditional European oil painting as it develops?

2. How is Maddox Brown's painting different than the other images on pages 66 and 67?

3. In Chapter 6, which painting best shows the humanity of its subject?

4. What tends to be the central figure(s) in the images presented in Chapter 4 on pages 66 and 67?

5. What is the most true about Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the painting "Europe supported by Africa and America" by William Blake, and propose the message the artist is sending through the work.

2. Describe the mood of the collection of religious iconic images presented in Chapter 4 on pages 66 and 67.

3. Describe Couture's eighteenth century painting "A Roman Feast", and explain how it plays into the other images on the facing page.

4. In Chapter 6, explain how facing pages 116 and 117 return to Blake's theme of Africa and America supporting Europe.

5. Explain how Rembrandt's two self-portraits, the first at age twenty-eight and the second at age fifty-eight, evolve to include content that is not conventionally found in traditional oil paintings of his time.

6. Explain how an oil painting depicts subjects differently than other art forms, as discussed by the authors.

7. According to Berger et al., how do traditional oil paintings perpetuate the wealth and power of the ruling class?

8. Describe how the wealthy influence the ways of seeing through oil paintings, as explained by Berger et al.

9. What is in the Knoll Ball Room? Describe what it looks like.

10. How are pages 72 and 73, which contain images of mythological characters and fanciful human figures, different than the previous images that are displayed in Chapter 4?

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