Exercise 2
Choose the best answers according to the text.
1. The portrait made by Sutherland was presented to Churchill by __________ at a public ceremony in Westminster Hall on his 80th birthday on 30 November 1954.
A. House of Lords B. House of Commons
C. House of parliaments D. All of the above
2. The pose Sutherland chose to portray Churchill was intended to express Churchill’s __________ .
A. character of bravery B. character of firmness
C. character of cowardice D. character of crudeness
3. __________ sent a note to Sutherland rejecting the portrait and stating that the ceremony would go ahead without the portrait.
A. Churchill’s son B. Churchill’s wife
C. Churchill’s friend D. Churchill
4. __________ agreed that the Churchills didn’t have the right to do what they had done.
A. Historians B. Commentators
C. Artists D. All of the above
5. When did the public know that Lady Churchill had destroyed the painting within a year of it arriving at Chartwell?
A. After Churchill’s death.
B. After Lady Churchill’s death.
C. After the ceremony held in 1954.
D. After Sutherland exposed to the public about the destruction of the portrait.
6. Which of the following questions has been raised about the destruction of the portrait?
A. Who has the right to a work of art.
B. Who should be responsible for the destruction of the portrait.
C. Should artists follow the commissioner’s willingness in creation.
D. Should art be seen as commodity.