Ways of Seeing Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

According to Berger et al., how do publicity images market a product? (from Chapter 7)

They take away the love a consumer has for herself, and who she is.

They advertise the present norms of society.

They promise the consumer that they will be more powerful.

They promote how the consumer, in her present self, is glamorous.

2.

What is a contradiction to the assumption that early European oil painters portrayed a level of humanism in their work? (from Chapter 3)

Their inability to use humanistic expression in landscapes.

Their omission of male nudes in their paintings.

Their expression of women as either objects or abstractions.

Their use of non-human colors to paint their nudes.

3.

Which of the following is the title of a painting on pages 72 and 73? (from Chapter 4)

"Unearthly."

"Venus and Mars."

"President Washington Age 40."

"The Princess of Russia."

4.

What is the main difference in the effect on the viewer between the two Rembrandt self-portraits? (from Chapter 5)

The first portrait is in color and the second portrait is in black and white.

The second portrait portrays the soul and individualistic style of the painter, a style that is completely avoided in the first self-portrait.

The first portrait displays the romance and intimacy between a married couple, while the second portrait displays the empty shell of a man.

The second portrait follows all of the conventions of the time period and displays the wealth of the painter.

5.

What are most traditional oil paintings commissioned to demonstrate to the viewer? (from Chapter 5)

The power and wealth of the patron.

The style of monarchy and church rule of the time period.

The social conditions of the time period.

The political turmoil that the patron has survived.

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