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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gericault's portrait of a young boy and study of a naked man are both displayed, according to the author, in what museum?
(a) The Museum of Fine Arts.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) The Metropolitan Museum.
(d) The National Gallery.

2. 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) "Beware the pendula."
(d) "The robots are nothing if not versatile."

3. According to the author, in what year did the rediscovery of La Tour begin?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1946.

4. What does the author call humans, at the end of Appendix 8?
(a) "Machines built of flesh."
(b) "Automata."
(c) "Clockwork dummies."
(d) "Seductive demons."

5. According to the author, how did Carlyle see everything?
(a) As his ultimate resting place.
(b) As a creative disaster.
(c) As negatively significant.
(d) As dangerous.

6. To what animal does Carlyle compare himself?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A bear.
(d) A lion.

7. What does the world inhabited by schizophrenics and other psychotics resemble, according to the author?
(a) The world of the dead.
(b) A sane person's nervous breakdown.
(c) The spirits seen by a psychic.
(d) A psychedelic fugue.

8. 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) A Bodhisattva from Khmer.
(c) Piero's angels.
(d) Pharaoh.

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

10. Which of these is NOT something with which schizophrenics have lost touch, according to the author?
(a) Language.
(b) Fellow beings.
(c) Matter.
(d) Emotions.

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

12. What happened to La Tour's reputation as a result of the rise of the new Art of Versailles?
(a) He became even more famous and well-known.
(b) He was forced to change his style to remain popular.
(c) He was forgotten, and his works were attributed to other artists.
(d) His reputation didn't change, but his fans were more loyal than ever.

13. From what secondary mental illness did Carlyle suffer, according to his biographer?
(a) Multiple personality disorder.
(b) Depression.
(c) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
(d) Schizophrenia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to the author, breaks the silence in which schizophrenics exist?

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

3. Where is Gericault's "Horse Startled by Lightning" displayed, according to the author?

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

5. Who is mentioned in Appendix 5 as the artist who painted "Thicket"?

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