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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the political purpose of regalia and pageantry, according to the author?
(a) To prove one's worth as a leader.
(b) To express individuality and taste.
(c) To impress other aristocrats and politicians.
(d) To impress the lower-class subjects.

2. According to the author in Appendix 6, what opens the doors of heaven, hell, and limbo for the living?
(a) Spiritual enlightenment.
(b) "Massy keys of metals twain."
(c) The presence or absence of certain chemicals in the blood.
(d) Death.

3. What is the drawback to the "visionary arts" mentioned in Appendix 3?
(a) They require a great deal of time, effort and expense to put on.
(b) They are ephemeral, and earlier masterpieces have been lost to us.
(c) They can only be experienced in large groups.
(d) They are experienced differently by each individual, so no one understands how another experiences them.

4. According to the author, what did one subject see while under the effects of mescalin and the second technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) A vision of Heaven.
(b) A vision of Hell.
(c) A Japanese landscape.
(d) A phoenix of undulating rainbow colors.

5. What was the subject of most of Vuillard's paintings?
(a) Interiors.
(b) Models.
(c) Landscapes.
(d) Gardens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what evidence does the author base his comparison of a schizophrenic's experiences?

2. What does the author say La Tour paints, at the end of Appendix 4?

3. Who is mentioned in Appendix 5 as the artist who painted "Dell in Helmingham Park"?

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

5. How does the author respond when the researcher asks him if his experience with the drug is positive or negative?

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