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

2. According to the author, how did Carlyle see everything?

3. What does the author say at the end of Appendix 7 about how Gericault's paintings looked in the artist's mind?

4. According to the author, what happens when Nature is seen up-close or from a different angle?

5. Who is the first painter mentioned in Appendix IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can a state similar to schizophrenia be deliberately induced?

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

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

4. What literary allusions does the author make near the end of Appendix 6 regarding schizophrenics?

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

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

7. What does the author mean when he calls La Tour an "extroverted visionary"?

8. How does Carlyle feel about other people?

9. Who is James Halliday?

10. What is the difference, according to the author, between the two paintings he compares at the end of Appendix 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Huxley differentiates between a Victorian painting of a thrush and a Japanese one. How do the different artistic styles of these paintings affect the overall tone of the paintings? In what way does each of these paintings affect audiences? Which of these paintings does Huxley prefer?

Essay Topic 2

Huxley mentions the diminished role of psychics and visionaries in modern Western society. Why is this the case? Why are they still more prevalent in other societies? What changes occurred which brought about this situation? Do you agree with Huxley's opinion on psychics and visionaries?

Essay Topic 3

Huxley refers to the concept of "Ding an Sich," or "thing in itself," to express the concept of something which is simply "there." How does this concept relate to the work of various artists discussed by Huxley in the text? How does it relate to the visionary experiences Huxley has had?

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