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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is the same between pages 40 to 41 and pages 42 to 43?
(a) All of the pages are a statement on the historical struggle of artists.
(b) All of the pages demonstrate the difference between men and women.
(c) All of the pages are publicity for the female figure.
(d) All of the pages depict wealthy and powerful men.

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

3. Who is one of the first artists to break the tradition of objectifying women nudes?
(a) Rembrant.
(b) Da Vinci.
(c) Manet.
(d) Picasso.

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

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

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

7. Which statement best describes the Cubist style?
(a) It creates a perfect singular persective for the viewer,
(b) It leads the spectator to the center of the artwork.
(c) It presents the visible from many eyes.
(d) It demonstrates the capabilities of modern technology.

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

9. According to Berger et al., how must a woman observe herself in order to see herself in the eyes of a man?
(a) She must give herself time to reflect on images which appeal to men.
(b) She must appreciate her use to a man.
(c) She must look at herself as though she is an object.
(d) She must see herself in a mirror.

10. Which painting is used an example of who benefits from a nude painting?
(a) Gaugin's "Nevermore."
(b) Rembrant's "Bathesheba."
(c) Picasso's abstract female nudes.
(d) Bronzino's painting of Cupid and Venus.

11. What is similar about the images on pages 42 and 43?
(a) They are mostly paintings without titles.
(b) They mostly involve still lifes, not human subjects.
(c) They are entirely black and white.
(d) They are mostly publicity images aimed at a female viewer.

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

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

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

15. Which phrase describes Magritte's painting "The Key of Dreams"?
(a) A kitchen sink.
(b) A four-pane window.
(c) A forest of trees.
(d) A clock tower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which item would NOT fit the theme on pages 40 and 41?

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

3. What is similar about all of the women in the images on pages 36 and 37?

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

5. What has happened to the meaning of the images on pages 40 and 41?

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