Q1. What is the lecture mainly about?

B. Theories about a preference in portrait painting

VOCABULARY - What does "Profile" mean?

an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side

Q3. What point does the professor emphasize by his discussion of the lithograph The Potato Eaters?

B. Some artists consider the direction of the profile a key element

Q4. According to the professor, what is the problem with the “right-handed” hypothesis?

A. Left-handed artists can easily paint both left and right profiles.

Q2. According to the professor, what change occurred in portrait paintings over time?

C. The percentage of left profiles decreased.

Q5. What does the professor imply about the “studio organization” hypothesis?

B. It accounts for an important change in portrait painting.

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Q1. What is the lecture mainly about?
D. Ways researchers determine whether a painting is authentic
C. Reasons for a decline in the popularity of portrait painting
A. Techniques for creating lifelike portraits
B. Theories about a preference in portrait painting
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VOCABULARY - What does "Profile" mean?
an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side
a short article giving a description of a person or organization
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Q3. What point does the professor emphasize by his discussion of the lithograph The Potato Eaters?
A. Profiles are more difficult to create than head-on portraits.
D. The direction of a profile is determined by the subject.
C. Most group portraits include both left and right profiles.
B. Some artists consider the direction of the profile a key element
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Which one is NOT a hypothesis mentioned in the lecture?
The mirror image hypothesis
The light source hypothesis
The parental imprinting hypothesis
The right handed hypothesis
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Q4. According to the professor, what is the problem with the “right-handed” hypothesis?
B. Right hands tend to cover up facial features when painting left profiles
A. Left-handed artists can easily paint both left and right profiles.
C. Statistics show that right-handed artists tend to paint right profiles.
D. Left hands are less likely to cast shadows when painting right profiles.
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Q2. According to the professor, what change occurred in portrait paintings over time?
A. Portrait artists became more skilled at painting profiles.
B. Portrait artists began painting a greater variety of subjects.
C. The percentage of left profiles decreased.
D. A left profile became a symbol of the subject’s social status.
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Q5. What does the professor imply about the “studio organization” hypothesis?
A. It has been disproved by recent studies.
C. It is based on a study of a relatively small number of portraits.
D. It was first proposed by the owner of a modern-day portrait studio.
B. It accounts for an important change in portrait painting.

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