Reading Comprehension Activity: Carol Steen's Synesthetic Art

What triggered the colors in "Clouds Rise Up (2004-5)"?

• A landscape

• The sound of a flute

• A dream

• A conversation

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In "Wandering through My Alphabet," what does the letter 'A' represent to Steen?

• Blue

• Yellow

• Pink

• Green

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Which piece was inspired by music?

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What visual motif is repeated in "Golden Sounds"?

• Spiral shapes

• Letters of the alphabet

• Zigzagging lines

• Circles and dots

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What sensation does Carol Steen associate with her vision during acupuncture?

• Static, unmoving shapes

• The feeling of walking through an alphabet

• The feeling of walking through an alphabet

• A movie-like experience

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In "Clouds Rise Up," the two colors Steen saw were ___and ______.

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The artwork "Schumann Quintet" places the pianist in the color ____, while the other musicians are described as _________into her.

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Wandering through My Alphabet" combines colors with ________, which are described as moving and swirling in texture.

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