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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are images a record of?
(a) The object in present-day.
(b) The memories of the image-creator.
(c) The way a sight was once seen.
(d) The history of the subject.

2. Until approximately what date does the period of traditional oil painting run through?
(a) 2010.
(b) 1817.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1917.

3. What does the author assert about vision?
(a) Vision is a mechanical function.
(b) Vision is common to all living things.
(c) Vision is a chemical reaction.
(d) Vision is a reciprocal function.

4. Why does the author discuss the work of Frans Hals?
(a) Because he is a leading expert in historical artwork.
(b) Because his work is a good example of how art from the past is mystifying.
(c) Because his work shows how words can be used to define artwork.
(d) Because he is a co-author in the book.

5. Who is meant to benefit from the focus of a nude painting?
(a) The spectator.
(b) The nude woman.
(c) The painter.
(d) The male figures in the image.

Short Answer Questions

1. What diversifies the meaning of a painting?

2. What tends to be the central figure(s) in the images presented in Chapter 4 on pages 66 and 67?

3. Why is a woman composed of two parts of one female identity, according to Berger et al.?

4. Which words best describe the mood of the paintings on pages 66 and 67?

5. After reproductions are made, an original work of art is unique only in its what?

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