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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 183-196.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Wilson define objectivity?
(a) The doctrine that the universe is a joint creation of God and the investigator.
(b) The doctrine that the universe exists only within us.
(c) The doctrine that the universe exists apart from the ideas of the investigator.
(d) The doctrine that the universe is created by the investigator.

2. What does Brad Steiger say one must have before beginning a study of the occult?
(a) A healthy skepticism.
(b) An open mind.
(c) Competence in dealing with the ordinary.
(d) A genuine desire to be informed.

3. What Greek goddess do the Discordians worship?
(a) Persephone.
(b) Eris.
(c) Demeter.
(d) Athena.

4. Why was Timothy Leary fired from teaching at Harvard?
(a) Dispensing illegal substances to students.
(b) Advocating the violent overthrow of the government.
(c) Original research on drugs and poor first amendment usage.
(d) Plagiarism.

5. Why does Wilson feel like a failure as his 42nd birthday approaches?
(a) His book Illuminatus is still unpublished.
(b) His children disagree with him.
(c) His wife has left him.
(d) He can't achieve enlightenment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Dr. Paul Segall able to extend the lifespan of laboratory rats?

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

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

4. Who communicated with Aleister Crowley's wife Rose via extrasensory perception?

5. What pattern did conspiracy theorists find surrounding the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King?

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