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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. Which phrase describes Magritte's painting "The Key of Dreams"?

2. What is the difference between nude and naked as stated by the authors?

3. Which unique content is present in Chapter 2, on pages 40 and 41?

4. What do Berger et al. mean by the phrase "holy relic"?

5. According to the authors, what is a woman's internal presence comprised of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Explain how the portrayal of women by European oil painters is a contradiction to their own work theory, as explained by the authors.

6. Describe how men and women are different social presences, according to Berger et al.

7. Describe the metaphor of the lighthouse and the single eye of perspective.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an opinion essay to answer the following question. Do you think that the combination of publicity, glamour, and consumerism is a recipe for unhappiness? Support your opinion by agreeing or disagreeing with the examples from the authors.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the difference between naked and nude while answering the following questions. What are some traditional definitions of naked and nude? What do Berger et al. propose as the difference between naked and nude? How are nudes really just objectified figures?

Essay Topic 3

What is the meaning and significance of the portraits in the Knoll Ball Room? How does the location of these paintings influence their meaning? What do the portraits convey to the viewer about the subjects?

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