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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Another critic, William Wilson of the LA Times, reported that Irwin's "paintings _____________."
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Blush.

3. Southern Californians can have instantaneous and intimate conversations with whom?
(a) Enemies.
(b) Friends.
(c) Acquaintances.
(d) Total strangers.

4. To enhance the introspection of their processes, some of the Ferus artists become practitioners of what?
(a) Palm reading.
(b) Zen Buddhism.
(c) Zen and other Asian philosophies.
(d) Christianity.

5. What is the undisputed capital of art in America?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. After graduating from high school, Robert's buddies convince him to join them in doing what?

2. Robert winds up with what group?

3. Irwin invites a young artist, James Turrell, to join him in the project. Irwin and Turrell wind up partnered on a project with Dr. Ed Wortz of Garrett Aerospace Corporation. Irwin admires Wortz's ability to do what?

4. Irwin asks himself, "How does one paint a painting without ___________?" (p. 87).

5. 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?

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