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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp, 148-180.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Wilson's working hypothesis about his contact with "luminous beings?"
(a) They are probably Hindu adepts.
(b) They are probably angels.
(c) They are probably created by his nervous system.
(d) They are probably extraterrestrials.

3. What is the name of the study of the process of aging?
(a) Cryogenics.
(b) Gerontology.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Ancientism.

4. Who does Mae Brussel claim the terrorist left is made up of?
(a) Those who are left.
(b) CIA members trying to discredit the rest of the left.
(c) Right-wing conspiracy theorists in hiding.
(d) FBI members trying to discredit the rest of the left.

5. What dictum of Yeats did the author come to understand?
(a) "Man has created God."
(b) "Man has created himself."
(c) "Man has created woman."
(d) "Man has created death."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author record his extrasensory experiences?

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

3. What does psychiatrist R.D. Laing believe is the principle cause of psychotic breakdowns?

4. What mystical experience happened to the author's youngest daughter Luna?

5. For what was Timothy Leary arrested and imprisoned, according to the author?

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