HMH's "Changing Faces of Selfies"

Read paragraph 1 from the passage. What is it referring to when it says most of you could do it with your eyes closed?

• Sleep

• Eat

• Snap a selfie

• Paint a portrait

Which statement below best gives the central idea of paragraph 1?

• Rembrandt and Van Gogh were famous artists.

• Rembrandt and Van Gogh took selfies even though they had no technology.

• Rembrandt and Van Gogh lived in the 1500's.

What is the purpose of the information in paragraph 2?

• To explain that long ago, self portraits were the selfies of the artist's times.

• To give a definition of self-portraits

• To give a definition of selfies

According to paragraph 3 of the passage, what can we learn from these artists' self portraits?

• Where they lived.

• How these people dressed and their style of art materials.

• The type of government way back then.

Which artist mentioned in the passage painted over 100 self-portraits?

• Albrecht Dürer

• Rembrandt

• Elizabeth Vigée Le Brun

• Van Gogh

Which artist was committed to a mental institution for his bizarre behavior?

• Elizabeth Viglee Le Brun

• Rembrandt

• Albrecht Dürer

• Van Gogh

Which artist was loved dearly by people and was very talented?

• Van Gogh

• Rembrandt

• Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun

• Albert Durer

How was Joseph Ducreux different from the other artists mentioned in the passage?

• He wanted to paint people and himself in different poses of life.

• He did not believe in smiling for portraits

• He cut off his ear.

According to the article, what did Vincent Van Gogh make the focus of his self-portrait ?

• His fancy clothing.

• His injury

• His wife

• His pet raccoon

What does the author reveal about Vincent Van Gogh in paragraph 20?

• He liked painting with big strokes.

• He painted more self-portraits than any other artist.

• He was mentally ill at the time of this painting.