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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last sentence in Appendix 8?
(a) "I have nothing to fear but everything."
(b) "If being a visionary makes me psychotic, then I gladly will be so."
(c) "The robots are nothing if not versatile."
(d) "Beware the pendula."

2. What is striking about the painting of the butcher bird, to which the author refers at the end of Appendix 5?
(a) It has an almost human expression.
(b) It is looking directly at the viewer.
(c) It stands alone with nothing on any side of it.
(d) It is drawn in painstaking detail.

3. The author compares Carlyle to what other artist?
(a) Wordsworth.
(b) Da Vinci.
(c) Renee.
(d) Gericault.

4. What is the title of the biography written about Carlyle?
(a) "Carlyle: Man and Author."
(b) "The Delusional Cartographer."
(c) "Mr Carlyle, my Patient."
(d) "A Study on Psychosis."

5. Who wrote the biography about Carlyle?
(a) Dr. James Halliday.
(b) Dr. Jesse Marcel.
(c) Dr. Margaret Blythe.
(d) Dr. Jonah Suthers.

6. How did Carlyle feel when he walked down a crowded street?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Confused.
(c) Isolated.
(d) Exultant.

7. How does the author describe La Tour as a person?
(a) Humble, wise, and meek.
(b) Gruff but kind.
(c) Hard, avaricious, and proud.
(d) Generous and hard-working.

8. A mental state similar to that of schizophrenia can be induced by administering what drug?
(a) Mescalin.
(b) PCP.
(c) Derivatives of adrenalin.
(d) LSD.

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

10. 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.

11. What does the author say at the end of Appendix 4 about the relationship between an artist's character and their work?
(a) You can judge a man's character by looking at his work.
(b) There is no correlation between the two.
(c) Artists must suffer to produce great work.
(d) Only men of great character can create great works of art.

12. Which is NOT an object or work of art that the author references in comparison to the subjects of La Tour's paintings?
(a) Da Vinci's apostles.
(b) Pharaoh.
(c) A Bodhisattva from Khmer.
(d) Piero's angels.

13. What is the author's complaint about the colors used in "Raft of the Medusa"?
(a) The colors are not accurate and true-to-life.
(b) The earthen tones don't adequately convey the frantic tone of the painting.
(c) The sepia tone makes everything look old-fashioned and weathered.
(d) The raft, the people on it, and even the sky are corpse-colored.

14. According to the author, what happens when Nature is seen up-close or from a different angle?
(a) It seems strange and wondrous.
(b) It is still ordinary and everyday.
(c) It is frightening and undefinable.
(d) It is disconcerting and unsettling.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of most of La Tour's paintings?

2. To what sort of life are schizophrenics condemned, according to the author?

3. What is the first Gericault painting mentioned by the author in Appendix 7?

4. What was the subject of most of Vuillard's paintings?

5. According to the author, what theme is illustrated by the close-up landscapes of Chinese and Japanese art?

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