Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: A Life of Contemporary Artist Robert Irwin Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Lawrence Weschler
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Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: A Life of Contemporary Artist Robert Irwin Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Lawrence Weschler
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Irwin is not a good student, he is welcome where?
(a) In many social cliques.
(b) In art class.
(c) In the autobody class.
(d) In the principal's office.

2. Although there was an innate pride in his son's modern art, Overton____________ it less than his wife.
(a) Understood.
(b) Appreciated.
(c) Liked.
(d) Wanted to see.

3. Irwin grows discontented with his show at ____________ in Los Angeles.
(a) The Felix Landau Gallery.
(b) Bert Green Fine Art Gallery.
(c) Couturier Gallery.
(d) Los Angeles Center for Digital Art.

4. Although Goldie defends her son's work and is proud of it, she admits she doesn't always ________________ it.
(a) Like.
(b) Appreciate.
(c) Understand.
(d) Want to see.

5. Who early on takes note of Robert's natural talent?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) The school principal.
(c) A music teacher.
(d) An art teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert winds up with what group?

2. To what does Robert partially attribute to growing up here in the 1940s?

3. Irwin's mother is upset and tries to convince him that bad things will come his way if he does what?

4. Does Robert claim any discomfiture in his youth?

5. It was in whose honor that Irwin wrote the unproduced screenplay The Green and the White?

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