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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. According to the author, his data is in direct conflict with what?

2. What does the author believe Timothy Leary would regard as the greatest "epistemological sin"?

3. What does the goddess Nuit claim to have done for the author in his childhood?

4. What professional group does Timothy Leary say has experienced mystical spiritual experiences?

5. What phenomenon did Freud call "projection?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What value does Timothy Leary teach LSD can achieve for mankind?

2. What are the dog days?

3. According to Wilson's interpretation of Sufi teaching, when is the moment you are closer to Illumination than at any other time?

4. What are the rules for the Socratic approach in Discordianism?

5. What does Wilson note may be the final secret of the Illuminati?

6. What are the seven factors Timothy Leary uses in comparing all human interaction to a game model?

7. What reason does Wilson postulate for the public ignoring scientists' reports of extraterrestrial communication?

8. What are the different forms taken by Mescalito in different myth systems?

9. What three factors does Timothy Leary claim are essential to experimentation with psychedelic drugs?

10. How was the experience of Joseph Simonton typical or atypical of UFO contactees?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wilson claims that the common understanding of Karma is inaccurate and simplistic. Write an informational essay in which you explain the wheel of Karma and what the common interpretation lacks. Include the example from the text in which the author's daughter was able to stop and reverse the wheel of Karma after being attacked.

Essay Topic 2

Wilson makes reference to Sufism throughout the book. Research the religion and explain its basic tenets in an informational essay.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Wilson's statement, "Belief is the death of intelligence." Include quotations from the text, such as, "The more one believes, the less there is to think about." Do you agree or disagree that belief prevents thought? Use examples from the text to support your thesis.

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