Fine Arts
According to Steven Heller, Beatrix Potter’s artistic reputation has been historically limited primarily because her work was
Classified narrowly as children’s illustration
Jane Goodall describes her first “real” scientific observation as involving which realization?
Animals possess individual personalities
According to the Nativity chapter, what circumstance immediately followed Francis’s birth that symbolically foreshadowed his later life?
His being laid in a stable among animals
Mammals receive their class name primarily from
the female’s mammary glands
The narrator’s initial denial of the elephant’s existence is best explained as
an attempt to protect Karl from distress
Which regions are explicitly cited as shaping Potter’s artistic identity? (3 Places)
Scotland, the Lake District, and Wales
The honeybee “waggle dance” primarily communicates:
The location of food
The conflict between Assisi and Perugia is presented primarily as a struggle between:
Communes and feudal lords
Gliding is described as a useful method for mammals primarily because it allows them to
escape predators
Karl’s role in the narrative primarily serves to
challenge adult assumptions
The phrase “Becoming Beatrix Potter” emphasizes Potter’s development primarily as
an artist shaped over time by observation and experience
Jane’s decision to go to Africa was made possible primarily because she:
Saved money through multiple jobs
Francis’s desire to return to Assisi after Spoleto is motivated primarily by:
Interior shame and unresolved calling
Megabats primarily feed on
fruit
Lizzie’s urgency in telling her story “today” rather than tomorrow most strongly reflects
awareness of limited time
Potter’s earliest publishing efforts primarily involved
Private editions and greeting cards
Jane’s reaction to the leopard’s capture suggests she felt primarily:
Guilt
Medieval society’s treatment of lepers is described primarily as:
Legal exclusion and ritual separation
The cavy is identified as the ancestor of the
guinea pig
Mutti’s immediate response upon encountering the downed airman most strongly reveals her
suppressed rage fueled by loss
The handwritten text accompanying early sketches suggests that Potter
Composed story and image simultaneously
Jane’s identification of chimp diets relied heavily on:
Observation of remains
Pietro Bernardone’s anger upon returning home is sparked most directly by Francis’s:
Sale and distribution of his cloth
All domestic dogs are stated to be descended from the
gray wolf
Lizzie’s attention to the sound of bells at the beginning of this section primarily establishes
a moment of reflective calm