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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After reproductions are made, an original work of art is unique only in its what?
(a) Composition.
(b) Rarity.
(c) Meaning.
(d) Interpretation.

2. What is unique about the Cubist images in Chapter 2 on pages 38 and 39?
(a) It seems that the figures in the images are male.
(b) It takes some imagination to see a nude female figure.
(c) They consist of a variety of wild animals.
(d) The images include an enormous amount of detail.

3. When do artists begin to use the concept of singular perspective?
(a) In the early Renaissance.
(b) In the early Surrealist movement.
(c) In early Abstractionism.
(d) In the early Impressionist movement.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the overall affect of the combined images on pages 36 and 37?

2. Which statement summarizes how images are subjective?

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

4. Why is a woman composed of two parts of one female identity, according to Berger et al.?

5. What is visual art originally made for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the combination of images present in Chapter 2 on pages 40 and 41.

2. Berger et al. explain that there is a certain style of European oil painting that does not put the nakedness of a women as the center display, but rather puts the relationship of the woman and artist on display. What is considered provocative about these images?

3. Describe how there is a gap between words and sight, as explained in Chapter 1.

4. Describe the metaphor of the lighthouse and the single eye of perspective.

5. Describe the general mood of the collection of images on pages 42 and 43.

6. What is the purpose of mixing images of foodstuffs with images of females in various stages of undress?

7. Explain how the commission by Frans Hals could easily be misunderstood by the modern viewer.

8. Explain how, according to the authors, a woman continually sees and is seen by herself as two parts of one female identity.

9. What do you think is the overall mood of the collection of images in Chapter 2 on pages 38 and 39?

10. Explain how an image is a record of a sight.

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