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

2. Who is the first painter mentioned in Appendix IV?

3. What does the author call humans, at the end of Appendix 8?

4. According to the author, how did Carlyle see everything?

5. Where was Gericault when he saw the horse that inspired him to paint "Officiers de Chasseurs"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gericault say about his own artwork, according to the quote in Appendix 7?

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

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

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

6. What is the difference between Western and Eastern art, as stated in Appendix 5?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

According to Huxley, mescalin altered his perceptions in a variety of ways. What were some of the ways in which his perception of reality was altered? How did he feel about these changes? What is Huxley's theory regarding how mescalin works on the human brain? Is this theory accurate? What lasting effects resulted from Huxley's use of mescalin?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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