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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, which form of art is most practically useful?
(a) Literature.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Ceramics.
(d) Architecture.

2. Which of these is NOT a vision which the author thinks might be produced by prodding the brain with an electrode?
(a) The author's friend's vision of a colorful Japanese landscape.
(b) Blake's visions of the Cherubim.
(c) Weir Mitchell's visions of the Gothic tower.
(d) Nostradamus's visions of the future.

3. Why are marble and stone often particularly impressive materials in art?
(a) Because the pieces made from them are usually very large.
(b) Because they are so hard to find.
(c) Because they are more difficult to work with than other media.
(d) Because they last longer than many other pieces of art.

4. Why is it important that people can sometimes be hypnotized by gemstones?
(a) It shows the power that art has over the human mind.
(b) It demonstrates the suggestibility of humans.
(c) It offers another way for people to achieve the same results that they would get with drugs.
(d) It gets psychiatrists another step closer to understanding how hypnotism works.

5. What were the two primary uses of the science of "pyrotechny," according to the author?
(a) Fireworks and stage lighting.
(b) Religious ceremony and weaponry.
(c) Weaponry and fireworks.
(d) Stage lighting and religious ceremony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the biggest difference between dreams and visions, according to the author?

2. What is the subject of most of La Tour's paintings?

3. What is the first of the two methods the author discusses in Appendix 1 for inducing visionary experiences?

4. Upon what evidence does the author base his comparison of a schizophrenic's experiences?

5. What was the style of the new Art of Versailles, according to the author?

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