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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, Paintings 1-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the idea for painting "Trodden Weed" occur to Wyeth?
(a) During a dream.
(b) After apple picking.
(c) During a walk around Chadds Ford.
(d) During the Fall harvest.

2. What did Wyeth think that light in a painting could do?
(a) Make a picture more saleable.
(b) Change the face of a portrait.
(c) Shape the meaning of a picture.
(d) Ruin it.

3. "Before Picking" was a painting of ________________.
(a) Apples.
(b) Raspberries.
(c) Corn.
(d) Peaches.

4. Who was James Loper in the painting, "James Loper", in 1952?
(a) Wyeth's stepson.
(b) Wyeth's protege.
(c) Wyeth's barber.
(d) Wyeth's boyhood friend.

5. The danger in Wyeth's style of painting was that _____________________.
(a) He was easily misunderstood.
(b) He never made much money.
(c) He was harassed by critics.
(d) It embarrassed his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Years after the painting of 1933 was completed, Wyeth sold it to buy __________________.

2. In the painting, "James Loper," Loper holds a horse harness belt and a _______________.

3. "Toll Rope" in 1951 shows the inside of a _______________.

4. How much did Wyeth receive for the painting in 1933?

5. What does "Spring Beauty" signify for Wyeth's work?

(see the answer key)

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