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Quiz for Primary Source 20.4: Ford Maddox Brown, Work

1. What does the painting suggest about the middle class?

That its members live lives of leisure

That it is the productive component of society

That its members have a higher standard of personal morality than members of the working class

That its members are immoral and degenerate

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

The idyllic and carefree life of lower-class children

The impact on lower-class children of their parents’ need to work

The immorality of lower-class children

The lack of emotional bond between lower-class children and their parents

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.