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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does mescalin affect the user's brain function?
(a) It affects the user's ability to react appropriately to potentially dangerous situations.
(b) It makes users unable to recognize or remember familiar people, places and objects.
(c) It affects the brain's enzymes and absorption of glucose.
(d) It blocks the brain's ability to filter sensory input.

2. To what field of science does the author compare the human mind at the beginning of "Heaven and Hell"?
(a) Zoology.
(b) Physiology.
(c) Ornithology.
(d) Etymology.

3. The substance being tested has been used by Native Americans of what region for hundreds of years?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) The Southwest.
(c) The Southeast.
(d) The Northeast.

4. What is self-flagellation?
(a) The act of piercing one's skin.
(b) The act of burning oneself.
(c) The act of whipping oneself.
(d) The act of cutting oneself.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first of the two methods the author discusses in Appendix 1 for inducing visionary experiences?

3. According to Huxley, what causes negative visionary experiences?

4. What is NOT a side-effect experienced by under-nourished individuals, according to the author in Appendix 2?

5. How does the author describe our ancestors' winter diets in Appendix 2?

(see the answer key)

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