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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 style of the new Art of Versailles, according to the author?

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

3. Which of La Tour's paintings does the author mention by name at the end of Appendix 4?

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

5. To what animal does Carlyle compare himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Carlyle feel about other people?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Color and light are both crucial aspects of a visionary experience, according to Huxley. Why? In what natural objects are color and light often seen in an intense concentration? How are these objects part of religion and spirituality? In Huxley's opinion, why are color and light so important to visionary experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Huxley differentiates between religiousness and religiosity in an artist's work. What is the difference, according to Huxley, between these two terms? How can one be present without the other? How does each of these qualities change an artist's work?

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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