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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Paradise Lost, pgs. 309-349.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the title of Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 3, and refers to bedtime stories that Miller tells his children?
(a) "The Chama Serial."
(b) "The Karma Series."
(c) "The City Mouse."
(d) "B as in Baxter."

3. What denomination of preacher is Miller's favorite bootblack in Monterey?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Pentecostal.
(d) Presbyterian.

4. How old is Miller's favorite young painter at Big Sur?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

5. Which mystery writer provides research on the Essene cult?
(a) Sir Godfrey Higgins.
(b) Restif de la Bretonne.
(c) Lawrence Lipton.
(d) Agatha Christie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Moricand develop a rash?

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 in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 13 that one must go through life learning what no one teaches and touching the sublime by doing the what?

4. A Dutch visitor upbraids Miller for clearing what instead of writing?

5. Who does Miller state carries self-sufficiency to the extreme?

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