The Doors of Perception, and Heaven and Hell Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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The Doors of Perception, and Heaven and Hell Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when mescalin or LSD is used in conjunction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) The user is more prone to nausea, vomiting or seizure.
(b) The effects of the drugs are intensified and enriched.
(c) Any negative effects being experienced by the user will disappear.
(d) The effects of the drugs immediately wear off.

2. What is the main quality of the drug being tested?
(a) Psychedelic.
(b) Stimulant.
(c) Sedative.
(d) Hallucinogenic.

3. What does the author say La Tour paints, at the end of Appendix 4?
(a) Visionary experiences.
(b) God's immanence.
(c) Divine retribution.
(d) Cautionary tales.

4. Why are marble and stone often particularly impressive materials in art?
(a) Because they are more difficult to work with than other media.
(b) Because they last longer than many other pieces of art.
(c) Because the pieces made from them are usually very large.
(d) Because they are so hard to find.

5. To what does the author compare someone fasting and self-flagellating, instead of using drugs, to achieve a visionary experience?
(a) Tying your hands together and trying to knit.
(b) Rowing a boat, or using a motor.
(c) Burning down a house to roast a pig.
(d) Driving somewhere instead of flying there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event was, according to the author, an example of ancient pageantry which was enriched and improved by technological advances?

2. Which is NOT one of the "visionary arts" that the author mentions at the beginning of Appendix 3?

3. Why is the first technique in Appendix 1 even less understood than mescalin use?

4. According to the author, what is the most important effect of the first technique mentioned in Appendix 1?

5. What is revealed, to the author, by Gericault's "Horse Startled by Lightning"?

(see the answer key)

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