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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. What is the political purpose of regalia and pageantry, according to the author?
(a) To impress the lower-class subjects.
(b) To express individuality and taste.
(c) To impress other aristocrats and politicians.
(d) To prove one's worth as a leader.

2. Who is mentioned in Appendix 5 as the artist who painted "Dell in Helmingham Park"?
(a) Constable.
(b) Monet.
(c) Van Gogh.
(d) Millais.

3. In what way does the second essay differ from the first?
(a) The second was written before the author's experimentation with drugs.
(b) The second essay has a darker, more sinister tone than the first.
(c) The second was originally a journal entry, and the author didn't intend to publish it.
(d) The second doesn't recount any specific experience.

4. What are the first objects upon which the author intently focuses during the experiment?
(a) The table and chairs in the room.
(b) The books on his shelves.
(c) Some pens and pencils in a cup on his desk.
(d) Three flowers in a vase on the table.

5. What two techniques, according to the author, can produce effects similar to those of mescalin?
(a) Hypnosis and fasting.
(b) Fasting and meditation.
(c) Meditation and sensory deprivation.
(d) Fasting and sensory deprivation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the style of the new Art of Versailles, according to the author?

2. How is the subject of a great work of nature art portrayed, according to the author?

3. Why does the author feel that La Tour's art is religious?

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

5. How does mescalin affect the user's brain function?

(see the answer key)

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