Andrew Wyeth: Autobiography Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Thomas Hoving
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Andrew Wyeth: Autobiography Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Thomas Hoving
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Wyeth often do with his paintings?
(a) He covered walls with them.
(b) He smashed them over chairs.
(c) He hid them.
(d) He burned them.

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

4. "Trodden Weed" in 1951 is a portrait of whose shoes?
(a) Wade's.
(b) Wyeth's.
(c) Betsy's.
(d) Abe's.

5. How much did Wyeth receive for the painting in 1933?
(a) $12,000,
(b) $3,000.
(c) $1,500.
(d) $50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wyeth find the items for "Before Picking"?

2. What did Wyeth enjoy in "Toll Rope"?

3. Which painting follows "Before Picking" in 1942?

4. Who was Wyeth's wife?

5. Where was the place in "Toll Rope" located?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wyeth unite the paintings "Before Picking" and "After Picking"?

2. Could Wyeth's style be narrowed down to any one technique?

3. Who was James Loper and what is the scene in which he appears in "James Loper" painted in 1952?

4. What was atypical for Wyeth's source of inspiration for the 1953 painting, "Cooling Shed"?

5. How was "Spring Beauty" important in terms of Wyeth's evolving style?

6. Why was "Spring Landscape at Kuerners" important in Wyeth's young life?

7. Why was subject matter most important to Wyeth?

8. What personal association did Wyeth have with the subject matter in "The Sexton"?

9. How did Wyeth use light in his paintings?

10. What was significant about Wyeth's painting, "Christmas Morning"?

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