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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the author, what is an example of Vuillard giving the viewer "the best of both worlds" in his paintings?
(a) A painting of a corner of a room with a painted landscape on the wall.
(b) A painting of an artist painting a landscape.
(c) A painting of a wall with a garden view through a window.
(d) A painting of a house atop a hill, in a vast landscape.

3. According to the author in Appendix 6, what opens the doors of heaven, hell, and limbo for the living?
(a) The presence or absence of certain chemicals in the blood.
(b) "Massy keys of metals twain."
(c) Death.
(d) Spiritual enlightenment.

4. The author compares schizophrenics to which of Sheol's beings?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Wraiths.
(c) Spirits.
(d) Zombies.

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

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

7. What does Carlyle write of the men and women around him?
(a) Their interactions with him were superficial.
(b) They seemed as if they were out to get him.
(c) They didn't want to talk to him.
(d) They were merely figures.

8. What, according to the author, breaks the silence in which schizophrenics exist?
(a) Divine intervention.
(b) Their own screams.
(c) The occasional heartfelt words of a loved one.
(d) The gibbering of ghosts.

9. Where is Gericault's "Horse Startled by Lightning" displayed, according to the author?
(a) The Smithsonian.
(b) The Museum of Fine Art.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) The National Gallery.

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

11. In theological terms, the progress the author mentions at the end of Appendix 6 is a transition from what to what?
(a) From Hades to Heaven.
(b) From Heaven to Hades.
(c) From Hades to Purgatory.
(d) From Purgatory to Heaven.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, who might the old man be in the painting by La Tour referenced at the end of Appendix 4?

2. Upon what evidence does the author base his comparison of a schizophrenic's experiences?

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

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

5. To whom does the author attribute the concept of Hades, mentioned in Appendix 6?

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