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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, there is very little of what in La Tour's paintings?
(a) Technicality.
(b) Originality.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Religiosity.

2. What does the candle light do for La Tour's paintings, according to the author?
(a) Allows La Tour to make the background of his paintings dark, and therefore less detailed.
(b) Stresses the importance and divinity of something simply existing.
(c) Creates a unique way to light and shade the subjects.
(d) Makes them different from other painter's works, even when the subjects are similar.

3. What happened to La Tour's reputation as a result of the rise of the new Art of Versailles?
(a) His reputation didn't change, but his fans were more loyal than ever.
(b) He became even more famous and well-known.
(c) He was forgotten, and his works were attributed to other artists.
(d) He was forced to change his style to remain popular.

4. Why does the author feel that La Tour's art is religious?
(a) The subjects of his paintings are often religious figures.
(b) La Tour was a very religious man.
(c) It emphasizes a divine omnipresence.
(d) People often have visionary experiences looking at La Tour's work.

5. How was the drug typically used up until the 1950s?
(a) To sedate those with psychiatric problems.
(b) Recreationally, and in religious ceremonies.
(c) Recreationally.
(d) In religious ceremonies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "divine tautology" is expressed by the subjects of great nature art, according to the author?

2. According to the author, what is the most important effect of the first technique mentioned in Appendix 1?

3. From whence does the author believe visionary experiences originate?

4. What is the second technique, described by the author in Appendix 1, for inducing a visionary state?

5. According to the author in Appendix 2, how would "proponents of a 'Nothing-But' philosophy" interpret mystical experiences?

(see the answer key)

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