Cecilia Beaux's Strong Use of the Color Red in Her

question 4

Multiple Choice

Cecilia Beaux's strong use of the color red in her self-portrait,which was commissioned for the prestigious Uffizi Gallery in Florence,Italy,may have been an expression of ________,related to an event that had happened before she started the project.

• A) pain
• B) envy
• C) sadness
• D) fear
• E) depression

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Definitions:

Enantiomeric Excess

A measurement of the purity of an enantiomer in a mixture, defined as the difference in percentage between the two enantiomers.

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers which aren't each other's mirror reflections and possess distinct physical characteristics.

Geometric Isomers

Molecules with the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms (constitution), but differing in the three-dimensional orientations of their atoms in space.

(E)-2-pentene

An alkene with the formula CH3CH=CHCH2CH3 where the two substituents on the double bond are on opposite sides, denoted by the (E) configuration.