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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 was the subject of most of Vuillard's paintings?

2. What was the subject of the Delacroix painting the author mentions in Appendix 5?

3. According to the author, in what year did the rediscovery of La Tour begin?

4. To what does Carlyle compare the heavens and earth?

5. Why does the author feel that La Tour's art is religious?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is James Halliday?

3. What is "Sartor Resartus"?

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

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

6. What phrase does the author use to describe Gericault at the beginning of Appendix 7, and what does it mean?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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