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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. After the period of traditional oil paintings, what medium becomes the primary form of visual imagery?
2. Which of the following is the title of a painting on pages 72 and 73?
3. What is the subject of Rembrandt's first self-portrait?
4. Which word best describes the series of portraits displayed in the Knoll Ball Room?
5. Which word best describes the position of artists as traditional oil painting develops?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 6, compare the visual characteristics of the images "Sarah Burge, 1883. Dr Barnardo's Homes", and the oil painting by Bartolome Murillo titled "Peasant Boy Leaning on Sill".
2. In Chapter 4, explain what interconnections can be made between the images of death on pages 68 and 69, and the images of food, wine, and the hunt on pages 70 and 71.
3. According to the authors, how is a collector of art different than a collector of other things?
4. Explain how the pairs of paintings and photographs in Chapter 6 on pages 126 and 127 complement each other.
5. Chapter 5 begins with an oil painting showing several items contemporaneous with the Dutch school in 1665. Describe the painting and the objects it depicts.
6. 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.
7. In Chapter 6, explain how facing pages 116 and 117 return to Blake's theme of Africa and America supporting Europe.
8. Describe the painting "Europe supported by Africa and America" by William Blake, and propose the message the artist is sending through the work.
9. According to Berger et al., how do traditional oil paintings perpetuate the wealth and power of the ruling class?
10. What objects are common subjects for traditional oil paintings, and how are they conventionally depicted?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Explain the psychology of publicity images and modern consumerism according to Berger et al. and compare that to the authors' explanation of the spectator-owner versus the spectator-buyer psychology associated with European oil paintings.
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