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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 27-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did African tribesmen know about Sirius before scientists had telescopes?
(a) That one can wish upon Sirius.
(b) That Sirius is a double star.
(c) That Sirius is the brightest of visible stars.
(d) That Sirius is also called the Dog Star.

2. What does psychiatrist R.D. Laing believe is the principle cause of psychotic breakdowns?
(a) Information overload.
(b) Lack of information.
(c) Disinformation.
(d) Misinformation.

3. What does Wilson contend the War on Drugs brought about?
(a) An increase in drug trafficking.
(b) An increase in public awareness of drug use.
(c) An increase in crime and mental illness.
(d) An increase in curiosity about drugs.

4. What does the author believe Timothy Leary would regard as the greatest "epistemological sin"?
(a) Falsifying the data.
(b) Failing to understand the data.
(c) Disclosing the data.
(d) Speculating beyond the data.

5. What is a Satori?
(a) A Hindu ashram.
(b) A Zen master.
(c) A moment of enlightenment.
(d) An unusually large ocean wave.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Robert K.G. Temple believe Earth was first visited by an advanced race?

3. What is the motto of the Firesign Theatre?

4. What did Dr. Wilhelm Reich teach was Public Health Problem Number One?

5. Who founded the religion of Discordianism?

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