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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what is the setting of Gericault's painting "The Derby"?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) Hell.
(c) Heaven.
(d) A small Spanish town.

2. According to the author, which cultures have the best art depicting nature scenes up close?
(a) Chinese and Japanese.
(b) European and American.
(c) South American and Mexican.
(d) Russian and European.

3. What group of mentally-ill people does the author write about in Appendix 6?
(a) Neurotics.
(b) Schizophrenics.
(c) Psychotics.
(d) Heroin addicts.

4. To what sort of life are schizophrenics condemned, according to the author?
(a) Frustration and anguish.
(b) Ineffectiveness and solitude.
(c) Fury and isolation.
(d) Apathy and catatonia.

5. What is revealed, to the author, by Gericault's "Horse Startled by Lightning"?
(a) The sometimes sinister "otherness" of ordinary things.
(b) The importance of seeing things anew each moment.
(c) The necessity of understanding the point of view from which ordinary things are seen.
(d) Gericault's lack of technical artistic skill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the plant in which the substance being tested is found?

2. How does the author describe our ancestors' winter diets in Appendix 2?

3. According to the author, what is one example of the importance of colors and light to many cultures?

4. According to the author, where do the mentally-ill people discussed at the beginning of Appendix 6 spend their time?

5. Upon what evidence does the author base his estimation of the way in which Gericault saw the world?

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