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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What according to McKenna seems to be the unique characteristic of the hominids?

2. What culture arrived in Palestine and offered an explosion in societal activities like art?

3. What was the name of the old woman who had provided the author with ayahuasca?

4. Where might this form of civilization began?

5. What is shamanism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are considered tools for the exploration of the human psyche? How are psychedelic shamans being considered as of recently again?

2. What happened to the potential of ibogaine?

3. What is Tasili n Ajjer famous for?

4. What was Eliade's motive for exposing shamanism?

5. In what ways has Catal Huyuk puzzled archeologists?

6. What was noted physiologically with the evolution of language?

7. What two group activities acted to draw the hunter gatherer and tribal people closer together that modern civilization disdains?

8. Why does cattle being a major motif in the Soma cult make little sense if Wasson is right?

9. What did the Natufian culture bring to Palestine?

10. Up until what point did shamanism lose its grip on humanity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss McKenna's idea to introduce a two hundred percent federal tax on alcohol, tobacco and marijuana. What might these funds be allocated for? How could the government benefit from such a legalization? How does cannabis legalization alone promise to net the government far more in taxes than alcohol and tobacco combined? What information supports that theory?

Essay Topic 2

What is McKenna's argument for the idea that humans have been using narcotic substances since the dawn of man? How does this way of thinking sharply contrast the Christian viewpoint? Do you think this is a good or bad thing? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss alcohol consumption. How is it one of the most prevalent substances to induce intoxication on the market? What characteristic lends it it's stability in the consumerist marketplace? What is the problem with prolonged consumption?

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