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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is mentioned in Appendix 5 as the artist who painted "Dell in Helmingham Park"?

2. In theological terms, the progress the author mentions at the end of Appendix 6 is a transition from what to what?

3. Carlyle writes that he sometimes forgets what about other people?

4. What is striking about the painting of the butcher bird, to which the author refers at the end of Appendix 5?

5. What does the author specifically state in Appendix 6 does NOT open the doors of heaven, hell, and limbo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to the author, how did Gericault see the world?

4. How can a state similar to schizophrenia be deliberately induced?

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

6. Of what was Carlyle constantly apprehensive or afraid?

7. According to the author, how did La Tour feel about "theatrical effects" in his paintings?

8. What literary allusions does the author make near the end of Appendix 6 regarding schizophrenics?

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

10. Who is James Halliday?

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