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Quiz for Picturing the Past: Ford Maddox Brown, Work

Picturing the Past: Ford Maddox Brown, Work

  1. Question

    What does the painting suggest about the middle class?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

    Correct. The answer is a. As the painting portrays, while the lower classes toil, the representatives of the middle class watch.
    Incorrect. The answer is a. As the painting portrays, while the lower classes toil, the representatives of the middle class watch.
  2. Question

    Which of these might the artist have intended to suggest by his depiction of the children in the foreground?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

    Correct. The answer is b. While the adults work, a young girl is shown taking responsibility for her three younger siblings.
    Incorrect. The answer is b. While the adults work, a young girl is shown taking responsibility for her three younger siblings.