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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After reproductions are made, an original work of art is unique only in its what?
(a) Interpretation.
(b) Rarity.
(c) Composition.
(d) Meaning.

2. What is similar about the two paintings by Courbet on pages 124 and 125?
(a) They are both feminine.
(b) They both show family settings.
(c) They both depict voluptuous women.
(d) They are very dark and bold in color.

3. What is most interesting about the two works from Courbet on pages 124 and 125?
(a) The works create a new meaning when presented together.
(b) The works illustrate two distinct styles from the artist.
(c) The works demonstrate a clarity in the artist's way of seeing.
(d) The works show the difference between nude and naked.

4. Why can every viewer see a painting in a different way?
(a) Every viewer has a different color preference.
(b) Viewers have a variety of education levels in art history.
(c) All viewers have different eyesight abilities.
(d) Each viewer sees a painting based on their prior experiences and expectations.

5. Where is the spectator located when a work of art uses the single eye perspective?
(a) At the center, but could be at many places in a single time.
(b) The spectator is never considered.
(c) At the center, in one place at one time.
(d) At an infitite number of times and locations.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, how is the focus of a man's power different than a female's?

2. What is the visual irony between the images on pages 68 and 69, and the images on pages 70 and 71?

3. Which is an example of a nude painting discussed by Berger et al.?

4. Which of the following is a common theme in the images on pages 116 and 117?

5. What does Kenneth Clark (not the authors) say about the concepts of naked and nude?

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