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

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 C

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 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon his return to LA, Irwin enrolls in the Jepson Art institute, which is staffed by art luminaries of the day, including Rico Lebrun, Howard Warshaw and who?
(a) William Brice.
(b) Marisol Escobar.
(c) Vincent Price.
(d) Herbert Jepson.

2. How does Robert wind up in Europe?
(a) He is transferred to the regular Army due to an injury.
(b) He attends college in Paris.
(c) He visits friends.
(d) He runs out of money in Rome.

3. To Irwin and his young male friends, what is the most important thing in life?
(a) School.
(b) Girls.
(c) Their cars.
(d) Music.

4. Irwin and his brother attend what church with their mother?
(a) The Mormon Church.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Lutheran Church.
(d) The Baptist Church.

5. Irwin's years of striving for perfection and precision in what is now echoed in his works as an artist?
(a) Learning to dance.
(b) Being a paratrooper.
(c) Detailing his cars.
(d) Studying music.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Robert winds up with what group?

3. With what does Ferus present Irwin?

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

5. What is L.A.'s funky, avant-garde community of artists?

(see the answer key)

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