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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Berger et al., how is a woman's social presence different than a man's?
(a) Her presence represents how a woman feels about herself and what may be done to her.
(b) Her presence represents a woman's power over men.
(c) Her presence represents what a woman can do for a man.
(d) Her presence represents a man's desires.

2. To what area is the single eye of perspective unique?
(a) Asia.
(b) South America.
(c) Europe.
(d) Middle East.

3. What could be stated as the theme of pages 40 and 41?
(a) The loss of meaning in a world of black and white photography.
(b) The enhanced wealth and power of political figures.
(c) The warmth and comfort associated with everyday events and occurrences.
(d) The heightened sensual and provocative essence of a woman.

4. What painting by Ruben is included in pages 42 and 43?
(a) "Judgement of Paris."
(b) "Bathsheba at Her Bath."
(c) "Birds flying from haystack."
(d) "Abstract female nude."

5. Which statement summarizes how images are subjective?
(a) People usually see the same images.
(b) An artist represents his own way of seeing, and the viewer sees the art with another way of seeing.
(c) Paintings rarely have good titles to define their meaning.
(d) A good artist can pass his way of seeing to the viewer,

6. 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) Each viewer sees a painting based on their prior experiences and expectations.
(d) All viewers have different eyesight abilities.

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

8. What is visual art originally made for?
(a) A specific religion.
(b) A specific location.
(c) A specific theme.
(d) A specific politician.

9. What is a contradiction to the assumption that early European oil painters portrayed a level of humanism in their work?
(a) Their expression of women as either objects or abstractions.
(b) Their use of non-human colors to paint their nudes.
(c) Their inability to use humanistic expression in landscapes.
(d) Their omission of male nudes in their paintings.

10. In pages 36 and 37, how is the female figure presented?
(a) Fully clothed.
(b) Nude.
(c) In make-up advertisements.
(d) All in designer clothing.

11. Which of the following statements is true, according to Berger?
(a) Nakedness should be acceptable to society.
(b) Nudity is as shameful as nakedness.
(c) Nude and naked should really be one word since they have the same meaning.
(d) Nakedness is without disguise, but nudity is a form of dress.

12. Which statement best describes what is eliminated when a work of art is reproduced?
(a) The compostition of the artwork.
(b) The title of the artwork.
(c) The presence of an authority on the artwork.
(d) The viewer of the artwork.

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

14. What image is the exception to the images featured on pages 36 and 37?
(a) The advertising slogans.
(b) The celebrity photos.
(c) The storefront mannequins.
(d) The black and white photos.

15. According to the authors, what are women culturally and socially conditioned to do?
(a) Be politically educated.
(b) Be aware of their own image as others see it.
(c) Project the wants of others.
(d) Critize the condition of other women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the figure in "Bathsheba" sitting?

2. How does a woman see herself, according to Berger et al.?

3. Which unique content is present in Chapter 2, on pages 40 and 41?

4. What is prominent in Ruben's painting?

5. Which is a traditional object used in covering the figures in nude paintings?

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