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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 197-218.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many neurological circuits does Timothy Leary believe human beings have?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Four.

2. What does Wilson say is the inevitable fate of all conspiracy buffs?
(a) They are persecuted.
(b) They eventually lose interest.
(c) They are prosecuted.
(d) They are vindicated.

3. What is Timothy Leary's principle of neurological relativism?
(a) Any person is either more or less intelligent than any other.
(b) No two people have identical experiences.
(c) On an given day, a person is either more or less intelligent than the day before.
(d) No experience can be exactly replicated.

4. What did Wilson's children believe as adolescents that he thought was "bosh"?
(a) Sufism.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Gastroenterology.
(d) Astrology.

5. What did Buddha teach about karma?
(a) The effects of past actions are still active.
(b) Evil will be punished.
(c) It is impossible to avoid bad energy.
(d) Good will be rewarded.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the Mothman Prophecies?

2. What does the "Immortalist Underground" believe?

3. What constellation contains the dog star Sirius?

4. How did Henry Adams believe technology would increase?

5. What is the name of Dr. John Lilly's tape the author uses for self-instruction?

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