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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irwin wants to make art of what?
(a) The viewer.
(b) The peripheral, the transitory.
(c) The walls.
(d) The air.

2. After gaining understanding of the basics, Irwin does what?
(a) Talks to others about this philosophy.
(b) Gives lectures about this philosophy.
(c) Creates art inspired by this philosophy.
(d) Writes his own view of the philosophy.

3. Irwin's discomfort with paintings that encompass the edges of the canvas leads him to move on to painting what?
(a) Discs.
(b) Floors.
(c) Ceilings.
(d) Walls.

4. Robert's installations were made based on what?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Time.
(c) Locale.
(d) Funding.

5. Irwin ponders the possibility that the Whitney display may be what?
(a) His last foray into art.
(b) The end of an era.
(c) The beginning of a new series of work.
(d) His last days in the U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where is this fabric hung?

2. When Irwin is told that Sartre dropped everything to learn about this philosophy, what did Irwin do?

3. Irwin takes many day hikes into the flat terrain and stays where at night?

4. He adds a thick black tape to the floor to form what?

5. Does Robert struggle with the concepts?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the desert become important to Irwin?

2. What do viewers think of this display?

3. Compare Irwin's work from before 1970 to his work after 1970.

4. What does Irwin ponder after the Whitney display? Why?

5. With what do the men experiment? Describe these experiments.

6. By what is Irwin now intrigued? How does this affect his work?

7. Describe Irwin's scrim projects.

8. What leads Irwin to painting discs?

9. Describe Irwin's post-Whitney works and beliefs.

10. With whom does Irwin work on this collaborative project? What do they discover about each other?

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