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

Lawrence Weschler
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

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 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Robert's focus now becomes what?
(a) The viewer.
(b) The floor and ceiling.
(c) The lighting and the walls of the room.
(d) The windows.

3. There is nothing Irwin likes more than cruising around L.A. at any time of the day or night and stopping to do what?
(a) Look for celebrities.
(b) People watch.
(c) Enjoy a Coke.
(d) Take photographs.

4. What is the flaw with the discs?
(a) They are not perfect.
(b) They take up space.
(c) They are too heavy.
(d) The viewers are still required to "look at something."

5. By the late '60s he creates rooms devoid of what?
(a) Texture.
(b) Color.
(c) Light.
(d) Objects.

Short Answer Questions

1. As an art student, Robert is both _________________.

2. What appeals to Irwin regarding these thinkers?

3. Irwin was not one of the original artists, but is he chosen to be in the new group?

4. The men experiment with ___________________, a device that shuts out all outside distractions, including sound and light.

5. A second way Irwin deals with imperfect edges is to do what to the canvas?

(see the answer key)

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