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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Dharma-body?
(a) Freedom from suffering, enlightenment and transcendence.
(b) Body, mind and spirit.
(c) Truth, mind, and nature.
(d) Truth, joy and enlightenment.

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

3. The author feels that all human beings are naturally what?
(a) Solitary, but sometimes focused on others.
(b) Solitary, but not introspective.
(c) Introspective, but group-oriented.
(d) Introspective and solitary.

4. How did "pyrotechny" begin in Europe, according to the author?
(a) A pursuit of ever-greater displays for leisure and religion.
(b) Alchemists' pursuit of a substance that would transform base metals into gold.
(c) Weaponry for sieges and naval battles.
(d) A source of propulsion for machinery and engines.

5. According to the author in Appendix 2, how would "proponents of a 'Nothing-But' philosophy" interpret mystical experiences?
(a) As a profoundly religious experience, independent from chemical changes.
(b) As an inexplicable glimpse into the Mind-At-Large.
(c) As simply the results of chemical changes in the brain.
(d) The result of mental illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author wonder about the neurological patterns produced during visionary experiences at the end of Appendix 1?

2. When did fireworks re-enter the world of popular entertainment, according to the author?

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

4. According to the author, in Appendix 2 what was the result of our ancestors' winter diets?

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

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