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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 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miller writes that people need what as much as they ignore it?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Family.
(c) Love.
(d) Art.

2. Which family at Big Sur hails from Mexico and embodies the virtues that Americans most undervalue, according to Miller?
(a) The Lopez family.
(b) The Diaz family.
(c) The Inez family.
(d) The Lee family.

3. Who is the author of The Thirteen Crucified Saviours?
(a) Sir Godfrey Higgins.
(b) Jean Wharton.
(c) Emil White.
(d) James Conrad.

4. How had Doner supported himself in southern Europe?
(a) Sculpting for commissions.
(b) Playing cello.
(c) Playing piano.
(d) Sketching portraits.

5. Miller asserts that few city dwellers can stand solitude, but communities built on _____ and detachment are inevitable in this destructive world.
(a) Simplification.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Benevolence.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What book of Miller's was banned in the United States?

3. What denomination of preacher is Miller's favorite bootblack in Monterey?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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