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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 is the title of the biography written about Carlyle?

2. The first painter mentioned in Appendix IV was the appointed artist to the king of what nation?

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

4. What does Carlyle write of the men and women around him?

5. What did Carlyle feel the universe was doing to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say about Vuillard at the beginning of Appendix 5?

2. According to the author, in what state do schizophrenics spend most of their time?

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

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

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

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

7. Which of Gericault's paintings are included by the author in a list of Gericault's "demonic pictures"?

8. What is "Sartor Resartus"?

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

10. According to the author in Appendix 6, how are the doors of Heaven and Hell opened for the living?

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

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 3

Huxley devotes one appendix to discussing the art of Georges de La Tour. How was Huxley affected by La Tour's art? What was unique about it? What does La Tour's art have to do with visionary experiences? Do you think other people who saw La Tour's art viewed it in the same way Huxley did?

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