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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, where do the mentally-ill people discussed at the beginning of Appendix 6 spend their time?
(a) In Hell.
(b) None of these places.
(c) On Earth.
(d) In Heaven.

2. The author discusses the history of what type of ideas at the end of Appendix 6?
(a) Psychological.
(b) Eschatological.
(c) Physiological.
(d) Theological.

3. What is the title of the work by Carlyle that the author quotes in Appendix 8?
(a) "Sartor Resartus."
(b) "Of Men and Gods."
(c) "Dialogue on the Universe."
(d) "I, Carlyle."

4. What does the author specifically state in Appendix 6 does NOT open the doors of heaven, hell, and limbo?
(a) Spiritual enlightenment.
(b) Death.
(c) The presence or absence of certain chemicals in the blood.
(d) "Massy keys of metals twain."

5. What does the author note about the background of Gericault's "The Derby"?
(a) It is unnaturally colored.
(b) It doesn't match the tone of the painting and its subjects.
(c) It is very dark.
(d) It is too light.

6. What chemical change does the author mention at the end of Appendix 6?
(a) Replacing adrenolutin with mescalin and lysergic acid.
(b) Replacing lysergic acid with adrenolutin and mescalin.
(c) Replacing mescalin and lysergic acid with adrenolutin.
(d) Replacing mescalin with adrenolutin and lysergic acid.

7. What is the difference, according to the author, between the Japanese butcher bird painting and Hardy's thrush?
(a) Each bird is painted in a very different style due to the difference in culture.
(b) The Western bird is surrounded by foliage, while the Eastern bird is not.
(c) The Western bird wants to teach the viewer something, whereas the Eastern bird is content to simply be.
(d) There is no difference; they are very similar paintings in terms of their visionary qualities.

8. Upon what evidence does the author base his estimation of the way in which Gericault saw the world?
(a) The accounts of Gericault's friends.
(b) The desperate tenor of Gericault's paintings.
(c) Journals and letters written by Gericault himself.
(d) The uneasiness the author felt when looking at Gericault's work.

9. Which of these is NOT an example given by the author of great nature art?
(a) A mountain stream seen from the brush.
(b) Eighteen inches of a bamboo stem with its leaves.
(c) Finches in a bush.
(d) A spray of blossoming plum.

10. According to the author, which cultures have the best art depicting nature scenes up close?
(a) European and American.
(b) South American and Mexican.
(c) Russian and European.
(d) Chinese and Japanese.

11. According to the author, how did Gericault see the world?
(a) As a setpiece for dramatic art.
(b) As a series of visionary apocalypses.
(c) As a giant arena battle.
(d) As a disturbing panorama of ideas and wishes.

12. What do schizophrenics share with other psychotics, according to the author?
(a) They have the same symptoms, but schizophrenics experience them to a greater extent.
(b) They don't share the same symptoms, but they share the same illness and brain dysfunction.
(c) They have the same symptoms, but schizophrenics experience them to a lesser extent.
(d) They share the same symptoms, and the intensity of those symptoms is about equal.

13. What group of mentally-ill people does the author write about in Appendix 6?
(a) Neurotics.
(b) Psychotics.
(c) Heroin addicts.
(d) Schizophrenics.

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

15. Which of La Tour's paintings does the author mention by name at the end of Appendix 4?
(a) "Old Man in a Boat."
(b) "Beneficence."
(c) "Creation."
(d) "Nativity."

Short Answer Questions

1. The author compares schizophrenics to which of Sheol's beings?

2. What did Carlyle feel the universe was doing to him?

3. What does the candle light do for La Tour's paintings, according to the author?

4. What is the title of the biography written about Carlyle?

5. How did Carlyle feel when he walked down a crowded street?

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