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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say La Tour paints, at the end of Appendix 4?
(a) God's immanence.
(b) Cautionary tales.
(c) Visionary experiences.
(d) Divine retribution.

2. To what does Carlyle compare the heavens and earth?
(a) A suspended guillotine.
(b) A vise.
(c) The jaws of a monster.
(d) A trap waiting to spring.

3. How did "pyrotechny" begin in Europe, according to the author?
(a) A source of propulsion for machinery and engines.
(b) Weaponry for sieges and naval battles.
(c) Alchemists' pursuit of a substance that would transform base metals into gold.
(d) A pursuit of ever-greater displays for leisure and religion.

4. What is unique about La Tour's paintings, according to the author?
(a) He didn't use the proper colors for things.
(b) All of his paintings are monochromatic.
(c) He did most of them at a very young age.
(d) The subjects don't do anything. They are simply there.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Carlyle writes that he sometimes forgets what about other people?

2. Which of these is NOT a specialist who the author feels should be consulted by an aspiring mystic?

3. Why is it important that people can sometimes be hypnotized by gemstones?

4. Why was Holy Week such an effective spiritual practice, according to the author?

5. What does the author say in Appendix 5 about Nature "at the middle distance"?

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