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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what researcher does the author refer when commenting on the first technique in Appendix 1?
(a) Kristoff.
(b) Meduna.
(c) Klein.
(d) Tamachi.

2. According to the author, what are the odds of a negative reaction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) 1 in 80.
(b) 1 in 25.
(c) 1 in 70.
(d) 1 in 100.

3. In what way does the second essay differ from the first?
(a) The second essay has a darker, more sinister tone than the first.
(b) The second was originally a journal entry, and the author didn't intend to publish it.
(c) The second doesn't recount any specific experience.
(d) The second was written before the author's experimentation with drugs.

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

5. What happened to "pyrotechny" after the fall of Rome?
(a) It became used only in religious and national ceremonies.
(b) The technology was lost, and development had to begin from scratch.
(c) Bigger and brighter displays were invented.
(d) It returned to being used exclusively for military purposes.

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

7. Which of these is NOT a vision which the author thinks might be produced by prodding the brain with an electrode?
(a) Nostradamus's visions of the future.
(b) The author's friend's vision of a colorful Japanese landscape.
(c) Weir Mitchell's visions of the Gothic tower.
(d) Blake's visions of the Cherubim.

8. How does the author respond when asked about spatial relationships?
(a) They don't seem to matter as much as they usually do.
(b) They are warped and inaccurate.
(c) They have completely ceased to matter to him.
(d) They are more noticeable and pronounced than usual.

9. What substance is produced when adrenalin decomposes?
(a) Serotonin.
(b) Melatonin.
(c) Adrenochrome.
(d) Mescalin.

10. What chemicals were released into the bloodstream during the act of self-flagellation?
(a) Serotonin and adrenalin.
(b) Endorphins and serotonin.
(c) Histamines and endorphins.
(d) Adrenalin and histamines.

11. What does the author say about vision-inducing devices and effects at the beginning of Appendix 3?
(a) They have played a greater role in popular entertainment than in fine arts.
(b) They have played a greater role in popular entertainment than in religion.
(c) They have played a greater role in fine art than in popular entertainment.
(d) They have played a greater role in religion than in fine art.

12. According to the author, in Appendix 2 what was the result of our ancestors' winter diets?
(a) They lost a great deal of weight during the winter.
(b) They sometimes died because they went out searching for food when the weather was still inclement and wintry.
(c) By spring, they were suffering from scurvy and pellagra.
(d) They often had cravings for foods that weren't available to them, which made them irritable.

13. What materials were often used for self-flagellation?
(a) Cat-o-nine-tails made from iron or steel.
(b) Belts with nails driven through them.
(c) Whips made of knotted leather or iron wire.
(d) Flogs made from strips of leather or horsehair.

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

15. How would a spiritual person interpret chemically-induced visionary experiences?
(a) They were sent by God, and the chemicals had nothing to do with it.
(b) Most truly spiritual people don't believe in visionary experiences.
(c) All experiences are chemically-induced, including the divine ones, because that's just how our bodies work.
(d) A vision which is chemically-induced cannot be divine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the two primary uses of the science of "pyrotechny," according to the author?

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

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

5. The author feels that all human beings are naturally what?

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