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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does a woman see herself, according to Berger et al.?
(a) She sees herself as a sight.
(b) She sees herself as a man illusion.
(c) She sees herself as a composite of image and emotion.
(d) She sees herself as a physical reflection in a mirror.

2. According to Berger et al., what does traditional oil painting effectively do?
(a) Allows for the reformation of the church.
(b) Permits artists to express portraits in a humanistic style.
(c) Promotes the lower classes of society.
(d) Reduces all things to a tradable material or measurable commodity.

3. What is similar about all of the women in the images on pages 36 and 37?
(a) They are all ignoring the camera and viewer.
(b) They are all celebrities.
(c) They are all cleaning.
(d) They are all the focus of men in the images.

4. What do paintings of children demonstrate about the patron who commissioned the work?
(a) It demonstrates how the patron remains in the upper class of society.
(b) It demonstrates that the patron is of good health.
(c) It demonstrates their good political judgment.
(d) It demonstrates what they own and enjoy in life.

5. How can a work of art lose its mystification?
(a) By taking the work out of the context of the past.
(b) By making multiple uses of its reproductions.
(c) By creating too many written commentaries by critics.
(d) By changing the title for more modern viewers.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what time period are the images on pages 120 and 121?

2. What diversifies the meaning of a painting?

3. What is most interesting about the two works from Courbet on pages 124 and 125?

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

5. Who is considered a master of traditional European oil painting?

(see the answer key)

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