1. Born in China in 1955, Xu Bing was forced to move to the United States in the face of criticism from government officials. Which of his works in particular did they single out as 'elitist' and 'incomprehensible'? 'Landscript' 'The Living Word' 'ABC . . .' 'Book from the Sky'

2. In what year did Xu Bing come to the American Midwest? 1992 1989 1990 1991

3. Xu Bing had some trouble adjusting to America, and particularly to the English language. Which of these works is a set of ceramic blocks of type, each one representing an English letter with one or more Chinese characters? 'ABC' 'Monkeys Grasp for the Moon' 'The Living Word' 'Book from the Sky'

4. The sculpture 'Monkeys Grasp for the Moon' involves several interlocking primate shapes, joined in a chain to reach for a reflecting pool just below their reach. What is special about these 'monkeys'? Each monkey is actually a political caricature. Each 'monkey' is actually text meaning 'monkey' Each 'monkey' is dressed in a spacesuit. Each 'monkey' is actually a ceramic block of type.

5. Intrigued as always by the relationship between word and meaning, Xu Bing completed in 2001 a project in which he paints landscapes composed of descriptive ideograms. What is the name of this project? 'Book from the Sky' 'The Living Word' 'Landscript' 'ABC . . .'

6. In 'The Living Word,' a stream of characters lifts off the page, evolving in flight from modern ideogram to ancient pictogram. What does the original ideogram mean? sun bat bird imagination

7. In each of his exhibitions from the late 1990s onward, Xu Bing has taken an old landscape painting from the museum's collection and adapted it how? By extending it beyond its frame with a mural. By repainting it in a more Chinese style. By adding a detailed description in Square Word Calligraphy. By extending it beyond its frame with evocative ideograms.

8. Exploring the link between writing, meaning, and culture, Xu Bing developed an innovative way of writing English: New English, or Square Word, Calligraphy. What is special about this writing style? It resembles Carolingian miniscule, even though it was developed independently. The writing looks English but is nonsense. The writing is English but looks Chinese. Rounded letters are squared off, and even 'M' has only right angles.

9. Xu Bing's showpiece for Square Word Calligraphy is a translation of the words of what leader? Mao Zedong Deng Xiaoping Karl Marx Jiang Zemin

10. Beginning in 2000, Xu Bing's exhibitions now include a classroom setting, complete with workbooks and instructional video, in which visitors can try their hand at what art? Square Word Calligraphy Chinese bookmaking Chinese calligraphy printing with moveable type