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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does the author use at the beginning of Appendix 7 to describe Gericault?
(a) "Negative visionary."
(b) "Transportative creator."
(c) "Technical artist."
(d) "Monochromatic Van Gogh."

2. Who is mentioned in Appendix 5 as the artist who painted "Dell in Helmingham Park"?
(a) Millais.
(b) Monet.
(c) Van Gogh.
(d) Constable.

3. What La Tour painting was acquired by the Louvre in 1934?
(a) "The Robust Workhorse."
(b) "The Creation of Man."
(c) "The Venus of Willendorf."
(d) "The Painters of Reality."

4. According to the author in Appendix 6, what opens the doors of heaven, hell, and limbo for the living?
(a) Spiritual enlightenment.
(b) "Massy keys of metals twain."
(c) The presence or absence of certain chemicals in the blood.
(d) Death.

5. According to the author, what is the setting of Gericault's painting "The Derby"?
(a) Heaven.
(b) A small Spanish town.
(c) Hell.
(d) The Midwest.

6. The author compares schizophrenics to which of Sheol's beings?
(a) Spirits.
(b) Zombies.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Wraiths.

7. According to Carlyle, why didn't he suffer from any definite fear?
(a) He felt that death was merely another stage of existence.
(b) He had no hope.
(c) He knew God would protect him.
(d) Nothing could be worse than his present condition.

8. To what animal does Carlyle compare himself?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A bear.
(c) A lion.
(d) A wolf.

9. Gericault's portrait of a young boy and study of a naked man are both displayed, according to the author, in what museum?
(a) The National Gallery.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) The Metropolitan Museum.
(d) The Museum of Fine Arts.

10. To what does Carlyle compare the heavens and earth?
(a) A vise.
(b) The jaws of a monster.
(c) A suspended guillotine.
(d) A trap waiting to spring.

11. According to the author, what happens when Nature is seen up-close or from a different angle?
(a) It is still ordinary and everyday.
(b) It is disconcerting and unsettling.
(c) It seems strange and wondrous.
(d) It is frightening and undefinable.

12. According to the author, which cultures have the best art depicting nature scenes up close?
(a) Chinese and Japanese.
(b) Russian and European.
(c) South American and Mexican.
(d) European and American.

13. Why does the author feel that La Tour's art is religious?
(a) La Tour was a very religious man.
(b) People often have visionary experiences looking at La Tour's work.
(c) It emphasizes a divine omnipresence.
(d) The subjects of his paintings are often religious figures.

14. What poet does the author quote in Appendix 5?
(a) Wordsworth.
(b) Longfellow.
(c) Frost.
(d) Blake.

15. What was the style of the new Art of Versailles, according to the author?
(a) Classical.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Impressionist.
(d) Cubist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Van Gogh's paintings does the author use as an example of Western landscape art?

2. What does the candle light do for La Tour's paintings, according to the author?

3. What does the author note about the background of Gericault's "The Derby"?

4. According to the author, how did Gericault paint "The Raft of Medusa"?

5. What does the author say in response to Gericault's quote about his own paintings?

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