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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which item would NOT fit the theme on pages 40 and 41?
(a) An advertising slogan for juicy pineapple.
(b) A harp.
(c) A handbag or purse.
(d) Ladies stockings.

2. What does the word 'image' mean in this book?
(a) Reproduced sight.
(b) Any reproduced art work.
(c) Any work of art.
(d) Any object that can be seen.

3. According to Berger et al., what social presence does a man command?
(a) Men have a social presence relative to their ability to see themselves as a sight.
(b) A man's social presence is based on his income.
(c) A man's power is relative to how he feels about himself.
(d) A man's power is relative to his size, bearing, and appearance.

4. In Chapter 2, what image is prominent on the first set of facing pages 36 and 37?
(a) A large piece of raw meat.
(b) A nude male.
(c) The number five.
(d) A female artist holding a paintbrush and wearing a smock.

5. What has happened to the meaning of the images on pages 40 and 41?
(a) The meaning of the original image is lost as well as the meaning of the images as a whole.
(b) The meaning of the original image is lost when combined intentionally with text and other contrasting images.
(c) The meaning of each image is enhanced from being surrounded by photographs of similar images.
(d) The meaning of the original image is combined with a pair of two other images.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is visual art originally made for?

2. Which of the following is an example of how creating a reproduction can change the meaning of a painting?

3. Where is the spectator located when a work of art uses the single eye perspective?

4. What number is posted symbolically on pages 36 and 37 of Chapter 2?

5. What does the traditional depiction of Adam and Eve project as the perception of being naked?

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