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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the subject of the Delacroix painting the author mentions in Appendix 5?
(a) A small girl in a blue dress.
(b) A mountainous landscape.
(c) A close-up of bark, leaves and flowers.
(d) The corner of a room.

2. What "divine tautology" is expressed by the subjects of great nature art, according to the author?
(a) "To be or not to be."
(b) "I think, therefore I am."
(c) "I am whatever you think I am."
(d) "I am that I am."

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

4. Why were our ancestors' visions often negative, according to the author?
(a) They had shorter life spans.
(b) They lived in more dangerous environments.
(c) They believed in the Devil and were afraid of damnation.
(d) Their visions were induced by a different means.

5. How does the author respond when asked about spatial relationships?
(a) They don't seem to matter as much as they usually do.
(b) They are warped and inaccurate.
(c) They have completely ceased to matter to him.
(d) They are more noticeable and pronounced than usual.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT an object or work of art that the author references in comparison to the subjects of La Tour's paintings?

2. To what researcher does the author refer when commenting on the first technique in Appendix 1?

3. What is self-flagellation?

4. In theological terms, the progress the author mentions at the end of Appendix 6 is a transition from what to what?

5. What happens when mescalin or LSD is used in conjunction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?

(see the answer key)

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