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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first Gericault painting mentioned by the author in Appendix 7?
(a) "Raft of the Medusa."
(b) "Officier de Chasseurs."
(c) "The Derby."
(d) "Horse Startled by Lightning."

2. What does the author note about the background of Gericault's "The Derby"?
(a) It is unnaturally colored.
(b) It is too light.
(c) It is very dark.
(d) It doesn't match the tone of the painting and its subjects.

3. What does the author say at the end of Appendix 4 about the relationship between an artist's character and their work?
(a) You can judge a man's character by looking at his work.
(b) Artists must suffer to produce great work.
(c) Only men of great character can create great works of art.
(d) There is no correlation between the two.

4. The "new Art of Versailles" was deliberately cultivated, according to the author, during the reign of which king?
(a) Edward VI.
(b) Henry VIII.
(c) Louis XIV.
(d) Phillip II.

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

6. What was the subject of the Delacroix painting the author mentions in Appendix 5?
(a) The corner of a room.
(b) A small girl in a blue dress.
(c) A mountainous landscape.
(d) A close-up of bark, leaves and flowers.

7. To what sort of life are schizophrenics condemned, according to the author?
(a) Fury and isolation.
(b) Ineffectiveness and solitude.
(c) Apathy and catatonia.
(d) Frustration and anguish.

8. What does the author say about Millais' "Ophelia" in Appendix 5?
(a) It would be much better if the painter had made better use of color and shading.
(b) The painter misinterpreted the Shakespearean scene he was attempting to portray.
(c) It is a bad picture, but its point of view is interesting.
(d) Its subject matter was too grim for it to be a good painting.

9. The author discusses the history of what type of ideas at the end of Appendix 6?
(a) Physiological.
(b) Theological.
(c) Eschatological.
(d) Psychological.

10. How does the author describe La Tour as a person?
(a) Generous and hard-working.
(b) Gruff but kind.
(c) Humble, wise, and meek.
(d) Hard, avaricious, and proud.

11. What does the author say in response to Gericault's quote about his own paintings?
(a) That there were other painters who did what Gericault did, and did it better.
(b) Gericault is deluded into thinking that his art was transformative, when it really wasn't.
(c) That Gericault's style was not as original as Gericault seemed to think.
(d) More often, what the subject turned into was much less amiable than what Gericault claimed.

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

13. Carlyle writes that he sometimes forgets what about other people?
(a) That they are sometimes discomfited by his illness.
(b) That they are not all as sane as they appear.
(c) That they are not just machines.
(d) That they have their own lives and loved ones.

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

15. Which of these is NOT something with which schizophrenics have lost touch, according to the author?
(a) Matter.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Language.
(d) Fellow beings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gericault's "Horse Startled by Lightning" displayed, according to the author?

2. What poet does the author quote in Appendix 5?

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

4. Gericault's portrait of a young boy and study of a naked man are both displayed, according to the author, in what museum?

5. What is the last sentence in Appendix 8?

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