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TOEFL Listening Class Unit 1 Passage 24

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161. What is the main topic of the talk?

The evolution of technology used in painting
The use of x-ray technology to analyze art
New ways to tell an original painting from a copy
Improvements in x-ray equipment for use in
museums

162. What did the art historian in Ohio discover about two
famous paintings?

They had not been painted by the same artist.
They had once been joined together.
One had been painted long before the other.
One was a copy of the other.

163. Why does the professor mention the white dog in the
portrait of the young boy?

It helped experts determine who the boy was.
It was painted with unusually bold brush strokes.
It revealed how the original idea for the painting had
changed.
It had been added by the painter's apprentice.

164. According to the professor, what is probably the most
important question about a painting that may be resolved
using x-rays?

Who painted the painting?
When was the painting begun?
What general mood did the artist intend to express?
How have the colors of the paint changed over the
years?

165. What will the professor probably talk about next?

A museum's recent purchase of a famous Dutch
painting
Predictions about the future use of technology in art
history
A disagreement that modern technology has failed
to resolve
The use of technology in creating new kinds of art





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