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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 53-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Idries Shah believe the Illuminati to be?
(a) Sufis.
(b) A loose affiliation of billionaires.
(c) Extraterrestrials.
(d) Bavarians.

2. What planet did both a West Virginia salesman and a Washington, D.C. law student independently claim had sent them a visitor?
(a) Lanalus.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Uranus.
(d) Sirius.

3. Why does the author ban the word "I" from his conversation for one week?
(a) To overcome subjectivity and self-centeredness.
(b) To increase his interest in his fellow man.
(c) To demonstrate humility.
(d) To participate more fullly in the general consciousness.

4. What is a synchronicity?
(a) An unexpected visitor.
(b) A gateway to another dimension.
(c) A lucky coincidence.
(d) An energy crossroads.

5. What three factors does Timothy Leary believe are critical to correct use of mind-altering drugs?
(a) Ambiance, companions, and dosage.
(b) Time, place, and patient.
(c) Personality, DNA, and setting.
(d) Dosage, set, and setting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Discordians espouse in place of dogmas?

2. According to Aleister Crowley, what is the purpose of "physiological experiments" in Western occultism?

3. Who did the Bavarian Illuminati intend to overthrow?

4. What does the author believe Timothy Leary would regard as the greatest "epistemological sin"?

5. What does the author claim that marijuana enabled him to do?

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