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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The High Plains of Eden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the soul of poetic verse?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Truth.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Love.

2. What does psilocybin have a catalytic effect on?
(a) The auditory impulse.
(b) The optical impulses.
(c) The linguistic impulse.
(d) All of these.

3. Where is it likely the linguistic evolution began?
(a) In the male hunters.
(b) In the women gatherers.
(c) All of these.
(d) In the children gatherers.

4. What is produced by language?
(a) People.
(b) Reality.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Fiction.

5. What does this form of civilization bring with it?
(a) All of these.
(b) Trade.
(c) Hoarding.
(d) Overproduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What particular family of active chemical compounds does McKenna believe affected human development?

2. What was the wave made of that the author rode?

3. What tree did the woman eat from?

4. What is the soul of poetic verse?

5. What is a common occurrence regarding psilocybin intoxication?

(see the answer key)

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