Question 1

According to Jean-Luc Nancy, images and text are in a "distinct oscillation," because they are "strangers to eachother."

Accepted Answer

According to Jean-Luc Nancy, images and text are in a distinct oscillation, because they are strangers to each other.

Question 2

Images that are used to remind readers of images they may not be able to recall with sufficient detail would be considered _______________.
A) photostats
B) examples
C) mnemonics
D) illusions

Accepted Answer

Mnemonics are devices used to aid memory, including visual images designed to help recall information.

Question 3

Which author wrote Rings of Saturn?
A) T.S. Elliott
B) Anne Carson
C) Cesare Ripa
D) W.G. Sebald

Accepted Answer

W.G. Sebald wrote Rings of Saturn.

Question 4

Ekphrasis was originally meant as a form of speech that brought something to the reader's mind's eye.

Accepted Answer

Ekphrasis is a literary description or commentary on a visual work of art, such as a painting or sculpture, intended to bring it to life in the reader's imagination. It was originally conceived as a rhetorical device used in ancient Greek and Roman literature.

Question 5

Le Deluge, la Peste: Paolo Uccello was written by which art critic?
A) Clement Greenberg
B) Lucy Lippard
C) Jean Louis Schefer
D) Dave Hickey

Accepted Answer

"Le Deluge, la Peste: Paolo Uccello" is a book written by Jean Louis Schefer, a French art critic and philosopher.

Question 6

Which was an invented town found in Proust's novel?
A) Illiers
B) Combray
C) Delft
D) Bintock

Accepted Answer

Combray is the invented town found in Proust's novel "In Search of Lost Time".

Question 7

Tan Lin is interested in how we may "read" an image, and also _________ a text.
A) imagine
B) scan
C) edit
D) listen

Accepted Answer

Scanning is a reading technique that involves moving the eyes quickly over a text to get a general idea of its content. It is similar to the way we "read" an image, by quickly scanning our eyes over the image to get a general idea of what it is about.

Question 8

Voluntary memory is often linked to ________________.
A) involuntary reactions
B) incomplete experiences
C) déjà vu
D) visual memory

Accepted Answer

Voluntary memory is the intentional recall of past events or information, often through processes such as active rehearsal or association. Visual memory, or the ability to recall visual information, is commonly utilized in the process of voluntary memory retrieval.

Question 9

Which of the following is one of the meanings of ekphrasis as it was understood in the 20^th century? A) ekphrasis as the poetic description of artworks B) ekphrasis as the narrative description of artworks C) ekphrasis as the impressionistic description of artworks D) both a and b E) both b and c

Accepted Answer

Ekphrasis in the 20th century was understood to be both a poetic and narrative description of artworks. Therefore, options A and B are correct. Option C, impressionistic description, is not commonly associated with ekphrasis.

Question 10

Paul Celan's poem Below a Painting presumably refers to Van Gogh's Cornfield with Crows.

Accepted Answer

This is correct. Paul Celan's poem Below a Painting is believed to refer to Van Gogh's Cornfield with Crows.

Question 11

According to Jean-Luc Nancy, images and text are in _______, because they are strangers to each other.

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Question 12

In the European tradition, the relation between writing and images has been exemplified by the Roman poet Horace's phrase _______.

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Question 13

The appearance of novels written together with images, rather than being illustrated after they were finished, occurred in the _______ century.

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Question 14

The critic Terry Pitts has assembled a bibliography of nearly 1,000 _______titles.

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Question 15

_______ are often defined as "wordless novels."

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Question 16

The three major uses of images employed by art history and visual studies are: images as _______ ; _______; and _______

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Question 17

It is possible for images to as act as _______ alongside positions and arguments adopted in the surrounding text.

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Question 18

All _______ ekphrases are not literal descriptions of art objects, but rhetorical strategies.

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Question 19

Literary critic Leo Spitzer proposed the idea of ekphrasis as the _______ of artworks.

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Question 20

Art historian Svetlana Alpers proposed the idea of ekphrasis as the _______ of artworks.

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Quiz 7: Writing Images, Writing Looking

According to Jean-Luc Nancy, images and text are in a "distinct oscillation," because they are "strangers to eachother."

Images that are used to remind readers of images they may not be able to recall with sufficient detail would be considered _______________.

Which author wrote Rings of Saturn?

Ekphrasis was originally meant as a form of speech that brought something to the reader's mind's eye.

Le Deluge, la Peste: Paolo Uccello was written by which art critic?

Which was an invented town found in Proust's novel?

Tan Lin is interested in how we may "read" an image, and also _________ a text.

Voluntary memory is often linked to ________________.

Which of the following is one of the meanings of ekphrasis as it was understood in the 20^th century?

Paul Celan's poem Below a Painting presumably refers to Van Gogh's Cornfield with Crows.

According to Jean-Luc Nancy, images and text are in _______, because they are strangers to each other.

In the European tradition, the relation between writing and images has been exemplified by the Roman poet Horace's phrase _______.

The appearance of novels written together with images, rather than being illustrated after they were finished, occurred in the _______ century.

The critic Terry Pitts has assembled a bibliography of nearly 1,000 _______titles.

_______ are often defined as "wordless novels."

The three major uses of images employed by art history and visual studies are: images as ___ ; _; and _____

It is possible for images to as act as _______ alongside positions and arguments adopted in the surrounding text.

All _______ ekphrases are not literal descriptions of art objects, but rhetorical strategies.

Literary critic Leo Spitzer proposed the idea of ekphrasis as the _______ of artworks.

Art historian Svetlana Alpers proposed the idea of ekphrasis as the _______ of artworks.

Quiz 7: Writing Images, Writing Looking

According to Jean-Luc Nancy, images and text are in a "distinct oscillation," because they are "strangers to eachother."

Images that are used to remind readers of images they may not be able to recall with sufficient detail would be considered _______________.

Which author wrote Rings of Saturn?

Ekphrasis was originally meant as a form of speech that brought something to the reader's mind's eye.

Le Deluge, la Peste: Paolo Uccello was written by which art critic?

Which was an invented town found in Proust's novel?

Tan Lin is interested in how we may "read" an image, and also _________ a text.

Voluntary memory is often linked to ________________.

Which of the following is one of the meanings of ekphrasis as it was understood in the 20th century?

Paul Celan's poem Below a Painting presumably refers to Van Gogh's Cornfield with Crows.

According to Jean-Luc Nancy, images and text are in _______, because they are strangers to each other.

In the European tradition, the relation between writing and images has been exemplified by the Roman poet Horace's phrase _______.

The appearance of novels written together with images, rather than being illustrated after they were finished, occurred in the _______ century.

The critic Terry Pitts has assembled a bibliography of nearly 1,000 _______titles.

_______ are often defined as "wordless novels."

The three major uses of images employed by art history and visual studies are: images as _______ ; _______; and _______

It is possible for images to as act as _______ alongside positions and arguments adopted in the surrounding text.

All _______ ekphrases are not literal descriptions of art objects, but rhetorical strategies.

Literary critic Leo Spitzer proposed the idea of ekphrasis as the _______ of artworks.

Art historian Svetlana Alpers proposed the idea of ekphrasis as the _______ of artworks.

Which of the following is one of the meanings of ekphrasis as it was understood in the 20^th century?

The three major uses of images employed by art history and visual studies are: images as ___ ; _; and _____