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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 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miller asserts that all has been said and done and all one can add is what?
(a) Adornment.
(b) Imitations.
(c) Paint.
(d) Amen.

2. Miller asserts in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium," that people fail to realize that life is what?
(a) A dream.
(b) In God's image.
(c) Serious.
(d) Dangerous.

3. Muench practicing who inspires Miller to paint music?
(a) Berlioz.
(b) Bach.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Ravel.

4. What does Miller use to wrap books in to send to friends?
(a) Corn husks.
(b) Newspaper articles.
(c) Book manuscripts.
(d) Failed paintings.

5. Where does Miller send Chama when he runs out of stories in an urban setting?
(a) Paris.
(b) Italy.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Brazil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miller save and study to learn other painters' art?

2. Miller writes in Part 1, "The Oranges of the Millennium," that he who comes to Big Sur must come with capable hands, a strong heart, and a sense of humor, and expect no _______.

3. Miller writes that "one must find new ways of looking at things to see ______ undiminished by creation's flaws."

4. What would-be writer hopes to find the Cult of Sex and Anarchy?

5. The adventures of Chama take place where?

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