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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, pages 36 and 37, how are the women in the images viewed by men in the same images?

2. What has happened to the meaning of the images on pages 40 and 41?

3. What do Berger et al. say about the portrayal of naked women in early European oil paintings?

4. What could be stated as the theme of pages 40 and 41?

5. What image is the exception to the images featured on pages 36 and 37?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Explain how, according to the authors, a woman continually sees and is seen by herself as two parts of one female identity.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Family and other social groupings of ordinary daily life are depicted in the six reproductions on facing pages 120 to123. Write an essay to: 1. describe the significance of the paintings, 2. specifically explain their meaning and value to the viewer, and 3. explain their significance and value to the owner.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay to define and describe the term "publicity image." Complete the following three parts in your essay.

Part 1 - Describe the authors' definition of publicity images and their use in society.

Part 2 - Explain how and why the term "visual message" is used interchangeably with "publicity image."

Part 3 - Define and describe "publicity image" in your own words.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay to describe the word "glamour" according to Berger et al. What is glamour? How does glamour fuel the consumer society? What is considered glamorous and how does this shape culture? How is glamour the modern day substitute for the qualities presented in European oil paintings?

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