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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the experiment take place?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1978.

2. What are the first objects upon which the author intently focuses during the experiment?
(a) The table and chairs in the room.
(b) The books on his shelves.
(c) Three flowers in a vase on the table.
(d) Some pens and pencils in a cup on his desk.

3. Why do people sometimes leave flowers as a religious offering, according to the author?
(a) Because they are a living sacrifice but not associated with feelings of guilt and shame the way other sacrifices are.
(b) Because they don't have anything precious to give, but flowers are always available.
(c) Because they don't really understand the significance of doing so.
(d) Because they feel, on some level, that they are giving back something which is indigenous to Heaven.

4. What is the second technique, described by the author in Appendix 1, for inducing a visionary state?
(a) Use of a stroboscopic lamp.
(b) Use of a repetitive hand movement.
(c) Use of ambient music.
(d) Use of various sound frequencies.

5. How was the drug typically used up until the 1950s?
(a) To sedate those with psychiatric problems.
(b) In religious ceremonies.
(c) Recreationally, and in religious ceremonies.
(d) Recreationally.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what field of science does the author compare the human mind at the beginning of "Heaven and Hell"?

2. What is the main reason for conducting the experiment in which the author participates?

3. The author feels that all human beings are naturally what?

4. In what way does the second essay differ from the first?

5. What discovery was made about the substance being tested in the early 1950s?

(see the answer key)

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