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

Lawrence Weschler
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Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: A Life of Contemporary Artist Robert Irwin Quiz | Eight 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 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Robert partially attribute to growing up here in the 1940s?
(a) His dark tan.
(b) His interest in the arts.
(c) His easy sense of well-being.
(d) His love of the ocean.

2. From what competitions does Irwin average $100 per week in prize money?
(a) Piano competitions.
(b) Rock band competitions.
(c) Dancing competitions.
(d) Singing competitions.

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

4. It is then that Robert realizes how unhappy he is with what?
(a) Himself.
(b) His work.
(c) Being an artist.
(d) His life.

5. In Robert's early days, subjects include what?
(a) Horses, cars and atypical scenery.
(b) Women, cars and the ocean.
(c) Old men, derelicts and atypical scenery.
(d) Old men, derelicts, and horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who early on takes note of Robert's natural talent?

2. Although Goldie defends her son's work and is proud of it, she admits she doesn't always ________________ it.

3. Although many art critics disagree, Irwin connects his love of what to his later emergence as an artist--especially in the realm of folk art?

4. Blum regrets that some of the gallery's artists fail to move _______________ where they could be successful.

5. Upon his return, he immediately enrolls in the Otis Art Institute--claiming he knew he would be an artist even before when?

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