Ways of Seeing Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which word best describes the position of artists as traditional oil painting develops? (from Chapter 5)

Defense.

Fortune.

Struggle.

Opposition.

2.

How does the painter, Durer, create what he believes is the perfect nude? (from Chapter 3)

By combining various parts from different female bodies to create a full nude.

By selecting the most male-like female figures and using them as nudes.

By holding competitions for the most beautiful naked woman and using the winner as a nude.

By sketching a beautiful nude from his imagination.

3.

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 promise the consumer that they will be more powerful.

They advertise the present norms of society.

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

4.

What does Nattier's "Mademoiselle de Clermonte" depict? (from Chapter 6)

The social structure that is acceptable and expected of the time.

The injustice against women.

The politics of war.

The wealth and power and foreign nations.

5.

What makes the self-portraits on pages 80 and 81 interesting to the viewer? (from Chapter 4)

The perspective is more intimate and human than a typical portrait.

The artist gives the viewer more than the single eye of perspective.

The subject is more intriguing in a typical portrait.

The painter includes more fine details in the self-portraits than a typical commissioned portrait.

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