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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 are the authors trying to demonstrate with the images on pages 40 and 41?
(a) That mixing images of formal portraits and self-portraits defines the unique qualities of each.
(b) That mixing images of men and women defines the unique qualities of each.
(c) That the combination of text and image can create a very powerful and intentional meaning.
(d) That the combination of photographs and paintings creates a contrast similar to realism and abstract painting.

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

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

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

5. Where is the figure in "Bathsheba" sitting?
(a) The woman is sitting to have her feet washed.
(b) She is sitting to write a letter.
(c) She is sitting at her bedside.
(d) She is sitting at the dinner table.

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

7. Why is a woman composed of two parts of one female identity, according to Berger et al.?
(a) Because she needs to feel wanted by others.
(b) Because she continually sees and is seen by herself.
(c) Because she creates an identity for each part of her life.
(d) Because she makes it a habit to look in the mirror.

8. Which of the following is a detail of Gauguin's painting "Nevermore"?
(a) The viewer can see many sides of the female figure.
(b) The female figure is facing her back to the viewer.
(c) The painting includes a man at the woman's side.
(d) The painting includes a crow sitting above the female nude.

9. In Chapter 2, pages 36 and 37, how are the women in the images viewed by men in the same images?
(a) The women are the focus of their attention.
(b) The women are serving the men.
(c) The women are awkwardly posing for the men.
(d) The women are generally ignored.

10. What does Berger et al. claim that a woman's presence is to a man?
(a) A man thinks of a woman's presence as emotional radiance.
(b) A man thinks of a woman's presence only as it benefits himself.
(c) A man thinks of a woman's presence as an awkward postition.
(d) A man thinks of a woman's presence only as a physical existence.

11. What number is posted symbolically on pages 36 and 37 of Chapter 2?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Five.
(d) Forty.

12. What do Berger et al. mean by the phrase "holy relic"?
(a) That a reproduced copy devalues the original art.
(b) That museums make money from making original artworks appear holy.
(c) That a viewer may feel a sense of authenticity and beauty in the presence of an original.
(d) That historical art works belong in churches or holy buildings,

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

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

15. What does Kenneth Clark (not the authors) say about the concepts of naked and nude?
(a) That both naked and nude can be forms or art.
(b) That nude is a term used only for naked women.
(c) That naked is any undressed object.
(d) That nude is a form of art and naked is simply being without clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do images of the past promote?

2. What is surprising to see mixed in with the images on pages 40 and 41?

3. What metaphor do Berger et al. use to explain the single eye of perspective?

4. What is prominent in Ruben's painting?

5. What image is the exception to the images featured on pages 36 and 37?

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