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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Appendix 6, what opens the doors of heaven, hell, and limbo for the living?

2. From what secondary mental illness did Carlyle suffer, according to his biographer?

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

4. What does the author say La Tour paints, at the end of Appendix 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Halliday write about Carlyle's description of himself?

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

4. How does the author introduce Georges de La Tour in Appendix 4?

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

6. What did Gericault use as models for his work, "Raft of the Medusa"?

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

8. How does Carlyle feel about other people?

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

10. To what does the author compare the world inhabited by schizophrenics in Appendix 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Huxley was willing, and in fact eager, to try mescalin for research purposes. Why was he so willing to try it? Were there any known risks? If so, what were they? How did Huxley feel about those risks? What expectations did Huxley have for the experience? Were those expectations met?

Essay Topic 2

Huxley expresses some of his beliefs regarding the relationship between visionary experiences and the afterlife. What is the relationship between the two? What can people do while they are still alive to change the experience they will have in the afterlife? According to Huxley, do they have any control over their experiences once they are dead?

Essay Topic 3

Different groups have very different attitudes toward vision-inducing methods, according to Huxley. Which groups does Huxley mention? What are their attitudes toward various vision-inducing methods? Does Huxley agree with any of these groups? If so, which one?

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