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

2. To what does Carlyle compare the universe?
(a) A wild horse.
(b) A computer.
(c) A grinding wheel.
(d) A steam-engine.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what evidence does the author base his estimation of the way in which Gericault saw the world?

2. What La Tour painting was acquired by the Louvre in 1934?

3. What is the title of the work by Carlyle that the author quotes in Appendix 8?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the author in Appendix 6, how are the doors of Heaven and Hell opened for the living?

2. According to the author, in what state do schizophrenics spend most of their time?

3. What are the types of passage that the author mentions at the end of Appendix 6?

4. What comment does the author make at the end of Appendix 4 regarding La Tour's personal character?

5. What is the "negative significance" which, according to the author, Carlyle and others like him saw in the world?

6. What is "Sartor Resartus"?

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

8. What is unique and praiseworthy about Japanese and Chinese art, according to the author?

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

10. What does the author say about Vuillard at the beginning of Appendix 5?

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