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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Chapter 6 begins with images from which artist?
(a) Rembrandt.
(b) William Blake.
(c) Warhol.
(d) Da Vinci.
2. All of the following are titles of works that begin Chapter 6, except for which one?
(a) "Europe Supported by Africa and America."
(b) "Unclad woman."
(c) "Pity."
(d) "Mildew Blighting Ears of Corn."
3. What words best describe the gaze of the subjects on their own material goods in a traditional oil painting?
(a) Confident, formal, arrogant.
(b) Formal, wary, content.
(c) Generous, faithful, pleasant.
(d) Satisfied, generous, serious.
4. In what way does the ruling class of a period support or promote their own way of seeing?
(a) By bribing artists into depicting themselves as more wealthy or powerful than they really are.
(b) By creating great halls of family portraits.
(c) By only permitting specifc depictions of holy figures.
(d) By commissioning oil paintings that depict sights of what they possess.
5. Which statement could easily be an interpretation of Van Gogh's "a cornfield with birds flying out of it"?
(a) The balance between man and nature.
(b) The final release from the struggle of his soul before suicide.
(c) The obsession of fortune and fame of an artist in his day.
(d) The ultimate battle between rich and poor.
6. In Chapter 6, what images are on pages 120 and 121?
(a) Formal portaits.
(b) Botanical prints.
(c) Family and other social groupings.
(d) Landscapes.
7. In Chapter 6, which painting best shows the humanity of its subject?
(a) Nattier's "Mademoiselle de Clermonte."
(b) "Sarah Burge, 1883. Dr Barnardo's Homes."
(c) Rembrandt's "Two Negroes."
(d) "Princess Rakoscki."
8. What is visually similar about the paintings "Sarah Burge, 1883. Dr Barnardo's Homes" and " Peasant Boy Leaning on Sill"?
(a) They are both black and white reproductions.
(b) They both contain subjects that are moving.
(c) They both portray wealthy subjects.
(d) They both portray elderly subjects.
9. What character often appears in the images on pages 72 and 73?
(a) The Madonna.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The king's chamberlain.
(d) Pan.
10. Until approximately what date does the period of traditional oil painting run through?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1917.
(c) 2010.
(d) 1817.
11. How is Maddox Brown's painting different than the other images on pages 66 and 67?
(a) The painting could be considered humorous in comparison to the other images.
(b) The painting depicts an unknown subject.
(c) The painting includes mythical beings that are not present in the other images.
(d) The painting is entirely in black and white.
12. What is the subject of Rembrandt's first self-portrait?
(a) Himself and a black bird.
(b) Himself as a court jester.
(c) Himself and his faithful dog.
(d) Himself and his first wife, Saskia.
13. What is most interesting about the two works from Courbet on pages 124 and 125?
(a) The works show the difference between nude and naked.
(b) The works create a new meaning when presented together.
(c) The works demonstrate a clarity in the artist's way of seeing.
(d) The works illustrate two distinct styles from the artist.
14. According to Berger et al., what does traditional oil painting effectively do?
(a) Allows for the reformation of the church.
(b) Reduces all things to a tradable material or measurable commodity.
(c) Permits artists to express portraits in a humanistic style.
(d) Promotes the lower classes of society.
15. Which words best describe the setting of "Demoiselles au bord de la Seine"?
(a) Dainty and lacy.
(b) Sensual and exotic.
(c) Dark and cold.
(d) Spontaneous and abstract.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Berger et al., why does ordinary life have more meaning when recorded on a canvas?
2. Which of the following is the title of a painting on pages 72 and 73?
3. How is a two-dimensional oil painting different from other forms of art?
4. What is different about an art collector compared to a collector of other objects?
5. When was oil painting first developed?
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