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Quiz for Imagining the Inner Life of the Individual: Paintings by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

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Quiz for Imagining the Inner Life of the Individual: Paintings by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

Question 18.1

1. In the Portrait of Augustus Gabriel Godefroy (see Document 18.1), the books, paper, and quill on the desk are most likely meant to

create an implied contrast between the adult world of work and the child's world of play.

underscore the moral failings of the child subject.

convey the true cost of parental indulgence.

suggest that there is a religious aspect to the scene.

Correct. The answer is a. In this scene, serious things are pushed aside, for the moment, to create space for a child's game.

Incorrect. The answer is a. In this scene, serious things are pushed aside, for the moment, to create space for a child's game.

Question 18.2

2. In The Good Education, Chardin depicted the relationship between a teacher and her pupil. Which of these best captures the likely message of the painting (see Document 18.2)?

It is God, not the teacher, who lifts up the mind of the child.

Learning is easiest when it is enjoyable.

A firm hand is necessary if one is to mold a disciplined mind.

Patience and encouragement opens a child's mind to enlightenment.

Correct. The answer is d. The ray of light coming through the open window serves as a metaphor for the results of the teacher's patience and encouragement of her student.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The ray of light coming through the open window serves as a metaphor for the results of the teacher's patience and encouragement of her student.

Question 18.3

3. In The Governess (see Document 18.2), the toys on the floor, the open door, and the child's formal attire are probably meant to imply that

the young man is still a child at heart.

the governess has neglected some, but no all, of her duties.

the young man is on the threshold of leaving his childhood behind and entering the adult world.

the young man is not yet ready for the responsibilities that lie ahead.

Correct. The answer is c. The toys establish the room as a place of childhood, while the child's clothes and the open door suggest a transition to the adult world outside.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The toys establish the room as a place of childhood, while the child's clothes and the open door suggest a transition to the adult world outside.

Question 18.4

4. In The Grace (see Document 18.3), the fact that the youngest subject still belongs to the world of childhood is signaled by the

disapproving look on her mother's face.

awkwardness of her effort to say grace.

toy drum slung over the back of her chair.

light that shines down on her face.

Correct. The answer is c. The presence of the younger sister's plaything suggests her indulgence in childish pursuits. In contrast, her older sister has left childish things behind and sits at the table as an adult would.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The presence of the younger sister's plaything suggests her indulgence in childish pursuits. In contrast, her older sister has left childish things behind and sits at the table as an adult would.

Question 18.5

5. The servant in the foreground of Woman Drawing Water from a Copper Cistern (see Document 18.4) is best described as

mentally and physically weighed down by her labors.

careless of her master's property and interests.

restrained physically, but mentally free.

joyful and carefree.

Correct. The answer is a. The servant's posture and expression suggest the weight of her work on both her body and her mind.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The servant's posture and expression suggest the weight of her work on both her body and her mind.

Question 18.6

6. The lack of involvement in his work of the subject of The Cellar Boy (see Document 18.4) is suggested by the

general disorder of the room in which he labors.

carelessness of his work on the other vessels in the scene.

funnel in the bottle in the foreground.

lack of connection between his gaze and his work.

Correct. The answer is d. In contrast to the subject of Woman Drawing Water from a Copper Cistern, the cellar boy is not bent over his work. Instead, he stands upright, lost in his own thoughts.

Incorrect. The answer is d. In contrast to the subject of Woman Drawing Water from a Copper Cistern, the cellar boy is not bent over his work. Instead, he stands upright, lost in his own thoughts.