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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 126-148.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first law of Discordianism?
(a) Convictions cause convicts.
(b) Conceptualization is art, and you are the artist.
(c) To each his own reality.
(d) God is a crazy woman.

2. How is Dr. Paul Segall able to extend the lifespan of laboratory rats?
(a) With controlled calorie intake.
(b) With deprivation of tryptophan.
(c) With cryogenics.
(d) With doses of hallucinogens.

3. What phenomenon did Freud call "projection?"
(a) Attributing our characteristics to others.
(b) Sending telepathic messages.
(c) Sending our essence into the void.
(d) Seeing what we expect to see.

4. What gave credence to conspiracy theories in 1974?
(a) The visits from extraterrestrials.
(b) The arrest of Joanna Leary.
(c) The imprisonment of Timothy Leary.
(d) The Watergate breakin.

5. What secret does the author believe the Illuminati were covering up by feigned conspiracy theories?
(a) Sexual yoga practices.
(b) Extraterrestrial communication.
(c) Satanic connections.
(d) Astral projection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the scientific term for abrupt contradictions of one's understanding of reality?

2. Whose work does Timothy Leary tell the author he was hoping to complete?

3. What is the scientific term for stopping life processes and then restarting them?

4. What does Wilson contend the War on Drugs brought about?

5. What number does Wilson believe has "enigmatic" significance?

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