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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pp. 221-238.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who coined the term "metaprogramming substances" for mind-altering drugs?
(a) Robert Anton Wilson.
(b) Humphrey Osmond, M.D.
(c) John Lilly, M.D.
(d) Timothy Leary.

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

3. What pattern did conspiracy theorists find surrounding the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King?
(a) A pattern of clues leading to Fidel Castro.
(b) A pattern of body doubles and disguises.
(c) A pattern of official investigations.
(d) A pattern of false trails and red herrings.

4. Who does Saul-Paul Sirag believe is the Higher Intelligence behind these mysterious communications?
(a) Our descendants in the past.
(b) Our ancestors in the future.
(c) Our neighbors from Sirius.
(d) Ourselves in the future.

5. What are the three phases Timothy Leary postulates for each of the eight circuits?
(a) Mammalian, predatory, and pack-bonded.
(b) Input, decision making, and output.
(c) Passive, Hedonic, and Synergistic.
(d) Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Age.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the 6th circuit called?

2. What does Kerry Thornley come to believe about the Discordians?

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

4. When did Saul-Paul Sirag believe time machines would be developed?

5. What phenomenon does Wilson claim has been verified by thousands of researchers over a period of decades?

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