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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the subject of a great work of nature art portrayed, according to the author?

2. What does the author say at the end of Appendix 4 about the relationship between an artist's character and their work?

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

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

5. The author compares Carlyle to what other artist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is "Sartor Resartus"?

2. What is the difference, according to the author, between the two paintings he compares at the end of Appendix 5?

3. Who is James Halliday?

4. What does the author mean when he states that La Tour was religious?

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

6. What is the significance of the Wordsworth quote in Appendix 5?

7. What does the author mean when he calls La Tour an "extroverted visionary"?

8. Which of Gericault's paintings are included by the author in a list of Gericault's "demonic pictures"?

9. What is unique about La Tour's style of painting?

10. According to the author, what is unique about "Raft of the Medusa," artistically speaking?

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