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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Ferus, Robert feels the need to do what?
(a) Leave the art world.
(b) Make friends.
(c) Catch up.
(d) Hide.

2. 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) Marisol Escobar.
(b) Vincent Price.
(c) William Brice.
(d) Herbert Jepson.

3. 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.

4. Why does Irwin paint his dots in precise dimensions that form the allusion of a perfect square within the canvas--drawing attention away from the edges?
(a) He wants the entire dot to be visible.
(b) He does not like painting dots.
(c) He does not like to use the entire canvas.
(d) He is not pleased with the imperfect edges of his dot paintings.

5. Irwin's family is part of what social class?
(a) Working middle class.
(b) Upper middle class.
(c) Lower class.
(d) Upper class.

6. His dissatisfaction compels him to begin an association with what Gallery, which fostered the coming of age of the modernist artist in LA in the sixties?
(a) Subliminal Projects Gallery.
(b) DF2 Gallery.
(c) The Ferus Gallery.
(d) Papillon Gallery.

7. In viewing Irwin's dots, what happened to distinguished art critic Philip Leider?
(a) He became angry and destroyed one of the paintings.
(b) He became dizzy and fell down.
(c) He became emotionally disturbed and had to leave the gallery.
(d) He fell under the exact spell the artist had hoped for.

8. Questions that arise within Irwin himself about his line drawings leads him to advance to what?
(a) Squares.
(b) Dots.
(c) Rectangles.
(d) Cubes.

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

10. He assesses every stroke and analyzes each part against the whole. In the end Irwin wants his work to appear how?
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Organized.
(c) Very well-planned.
(d) Meticulous.

11. Irwin sees this as a tool to use toward what?
(a) Becoming fearless.
(b) Change and accomplishment.
(c) Fame and fortune.
(d) Overcoming obstacles.

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

13. After graduating from high school, Robert's buddies convince him to join them in doing what?
(a) Traveling the world.
(b) Studying art.
(c) Signing up for the military.
(d) Going to college.

14. Irwin is aware that he possesses the very positive characteristic of what?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Self-esteem.
(c) Persistence.
(d) Selflessness.

15. 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?
(a) Cars.
(b) Girls.
(c) Music.
(d) School.

Short Answer Questions

1. There was only one commonality between father and son and that was what?

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

3. He cut short his time in Europe by doing what?

4. Irwin strives to turn himself over to what?

5. How much of an effect do the repercussions from World War II have upon Irwin and his buddies?

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