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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What united both Wyeth the man and Wyeth the artist?
(a) His technique.
(b) His genius.
(c) His compassion.
(d) His independence.

2. Who did it seem Wyeth was painting for many times?
(a) His wife.
(b) His son.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

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

4. Years after the painting of 1933 was completed, Wyeth sold it to buy __________________.
(a) A tractor.
(b) A studio.
(c) A house.
(d) Airline tickets.

5. "Christmas Morning" in 1944 was Wyeth's first painting that concerned ________________.
(a) Religion.
(b) Death.
(c) Excess.
(d) Poverty.

6. "Toll Rope" in 1951 shows the inside of a _______________.
(a) School room.
(b) Church.
(c) Bar.
(d) Museum.

7. What was usually hidden in Wyeth's paintings?
(a) Emotional and personal associations.
(b) Animals and people.
(c) Any type of impressionism.
(d) The painter's humor.

8. In many ways, Wyeth's paintings were like _________________.
(a) Dreams.
(b) Billboards.
(c) Stories.
(d) Fables.

9. What did the author say about how Wyeth felt about his art?
(a) He struggled with it.
(b) He reveled in it.
(c) He hated it.
(d) He thought it as passable.

10. What piece of furniture is featured in "Front Room" in 1946?
(a) A sofa.
(b) A credenza.
(c) A table.
(d) A chair.

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

12. The author said that Wyeth was no _________________.
(a) Teacher.
(b) Role model.
(c) Sycophant.
(d) Romantic.

13. Who was the grave digger in the painting?
(a) Walter Morgan.
(b) Wade Masterson.
(c) Waino Mattson.
(d) William Myers.

14. What did the author say about getting to know Andrew Wyeth?
(a) He never really got comfortable with him.
(b) It took him a long time to get to know him as a person.
(c) He never actually met him in person.
(d) They got along famously from the start.

15. What did Wyeth think was not necessary to add to a scene?
(a) Strength.
(b) Realism.
(c) Personality.
(d) Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Wyeth cultivate his independence?

2. "Hoffman's Slough" in 1947 rose from an idea after seeing _________________ in Maine.

3. Wyeth completed the "Lobster Traps" painting in what was called his _______________ period.

4. In 1942, Wyeth painted "Winter Corn Field" which showcased his _____________________.

5. Which of the following did NOT describe an Andrew Wyeth painting?

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