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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 102-126.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Aleister Crowley, what is the purpose of "physiological experiments" in Western occultism?
(a) To calm the nervous system.
(b) To awaken the third eye.
(c) To empty the mind.
(d) To jolt the nervous system into new neurological circuits.

2. According to the author, his data is in direct conflict with what?
(a) Religion.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Science.

3. What is the common response when famous people claim extraterrestrial communication?
(a) Their sanity is called into question.
(b) Nobody pays any attention.
(c) They receive lucrative book contracts.
(d) They are interviews on the news.

4. Why did Luna believe such experiences did not occur in the author's presence?
(a) Such things happen only around those that believe.
(b) The author manifested selective attention.
(c) Such things happen only to the young.
(d) Such things happen only to those in need of instruction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does yoga free the mind?

2. What is Chapel Perilous?

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

4. What did the author first learn about from Michael Horowitz?

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

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