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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. Why does Wilson say the shaman suffers more than the ordinary victim of paranoia?

2. Who first suggested the Law of Octaves?

3. What does Robert K.G. Temple say is the cosmic trigger?

4. What is Crowleymas?

5. What was Osiris the god of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What approaches to immortality have been researched by Dr. Paul Segall?

2. What is the function of the third circuit in Timothy Leary's construct of brain function?

3. What remark of Oscar Ichazo's helped Wilson endure the death of his daughter Luna?

4. Which paranormal phenomena does Wilson believe can be accounted for within the possibilities of quantum theory?

5. What does Wilson say inevitably happens to conspiracy buffs?

6. What theory does Dr. Paul Segall believe he was first to develop that is now used by numbers of investigators?

7. What is the Black Rite?

8. When does the fourth circuit in Timothy Leary's construct of brain function appear in the developing human being?

9. How does Timothy Leary describe the emotional circuit of the brain?

10. How did Wilson's daughter Luna stop the wheel of Karma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Many religions describe an enlightened state, satori, or Nirvana. In your paper, describe how you think a person would feel and think who had achieved such a condition.

Essay Topic 3

Nikolas Tesla is referred to as a "secular seer" by Wilson. What does the author mean by this title? What was unusual about Tesla and his contribution to science?

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