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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. What does the author wonder about the neurological patterns produced during visionary experiences at the end of Appendix 1?
(a) How the experiencer's brain is affected by the experience.
(b) Why people are so fond of experiencing these patterns.
(c) What happens to these patterns when the experience is over.
(d) How these patterns can be reproduced at the user's will.

2. In what type of plant is the substance being tested commonly found?
(a) A tree.
(b) A cactus.
(c) A bush.
(d) A flower.

3. What two techniques, according to the author, can produce effects similar to those of mescalin?
(a) Meditation and sensory deprivation.
(b) Fasting and sensory deprivation.
(c) Fasting and meditation.
(d) Hypnosis and fasting.

4. According to Huxley, what causes negative visionary experiences?
(a) The way that mescalin is broken down in the body.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) An allergy to mescalin.
(d) A negative outlook on life.

5. What researcher performed experiments with touching parts of the brain with a fine electrode?
(a) Maradon.
(b) Kreitz.
(c) Penfield.
(d) Jaung.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the biggest difference between dreams and visions, according to the author?

3. Why are marble and stone often particularly impressive materials in art?

4. What is the name of the plant in which the substance being tested is found?

5. The substance produced by the breakdown of adrenaline mimics the effect of what psychological disorder?

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