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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri, Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A Basque girl visits Miller, freezing and starving, to ask his views on who?
(a) Kant.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Hitler.

2. Wharton has spent much time and effort helping people see positives in negatives, but most people live how?
(a) Fearfully.
(b) Spontaneously.
(c) Artistically.
(d) Myopically.

3. Where does Miller describe his archives in Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 8?
(a) U.C.L.A. Library.
(b) Library of Congress.
(c) N.Y.U. Library.
(d) Columbia Library.

4. Which mystery writer provides research on the Essene cult?
(a) Lawrence Lipton.
(b) Agatha Christie.
(c) Sir Godfrey Higgins.
(d) Restif de la Bretonne.

5. From whom does Miller learn much about painting, including having fun?
(a) Jack Morgenrath.
(b) Jean Wharton.
(c) Conrad Moricand.
(d) Emil White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins a yearlong yarn about a superman-like character named Inch Connecticut?

2. What is the title of Part 2, "Peace and Solitude: a Potpourri," Chapter 3, and refers to bedtime stories that Miller tells his children?

3. Who does Miller state carries self-sufficiency to the extreme?

4. What is the family's name who keeps watch over the octogenarian from the sulfur baths?

5. Who penned The Keys to the Apocalypse?

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