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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hieronymus Bosch's most widely known triptych?
(a) The Cave of Pythagorus.
(b) The Three Marys.
(c) Venus.
(d) The Garden of Earthly Delights.

2. The adventures of Chama take place where?
(a) New York.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Italy.

3. Miller writes that the local folk in Big Sur have embraced the healing ambiance and discovered how to live in peace, _____, and community.
(a) Quiet.
(b) Fortitude.
(c) Humility.
(d) Solitude.

4. Who gives outdoor piano concerts to ward off poverty at Big Sur?
(a) Emil White.
(b) Henry Miller.
(c) Gerhart Muench.
(d) Conrad Moricand.

5. Which author is a Russian at heart and cannot find a publisher for his novel, The Falling Asleep?
(a) Conrad Moricand.
(b) Niels Scharmosky.
(c) Emil White.
(d) Jake Kenney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller writes that people need what as much as they ignore it?

2. What is the colony of artists referred to at Big Sur in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 2?

3. All of the animals and plants in Bosch's paintings share a magic _____.

4. Fledgling writers seek advice from Miller, but writing is a what to him?

5. What is the title of Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 3, and refers to bedtime stories that Miller tells his children?

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