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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word would best describe the images on pages 40 and 41?

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

3. In Chapter 2, pages 36 and 37, how are the women in the images viewed by men in the same images?

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

5. Which statement is NOT true about viewing an image made in the past?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Bronzino's painting of Cupid kissing the lips of Venus shows that nudity is created with a spectator in mind.

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

4. Explain how the women in the images are viewed by the men in the images on pages 36 and 37.

5. Explain how the portrayal of women by European oil painters is a contradiction to their own work theory, as explained by the authors.

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

7. According to Berger et al., how can the story of Adam and Eve explain the shamefulness associated with being naked?

8. Describe the differences between the collection of images on pages 36 and 37, and the collection of images on pages 38 and 39.

9. In Chapter 2, pages 42 and 43, how do the women in the images appear to men in the images?

10. Describe how men and women are different social presences, according to Berger et al.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an opinion essay to answer the following question. Do you think that the combination of publicity, glamour, and consumerism is a recipe for unhappiness? Support your opinion by agreeing or disagreeing with the examples from the authors.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the qualities of European oil paintings with publicity images. Cover the following questions in your writing. What do both European oil paintings and publicity images depict? How are these subjects depicted in a way that is similar? How do both of these types of images make their subjects appear attainable and desirable?

Essay Topic 3

Write a three-part essay to explain the ideas presented on the differences between men and women.

Part 1 - Describe the authors' opinions on the difference between how a man and woman are positioned in society, and discuss why.

Part 2 - Explain the difference between how a man views himself and how a woman must view herself.

Part 3 - Explain Berger et al.'s idea on how a woman must see herself as a sight.

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