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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book did the brothers Terrence and Dennis McKenna write that Wilson refers to?
(a) The Invisible Landscape.
(b) I Ching.
(c) The Conscious Circle.
(d) Future Shock.

2. How does Timothy Leary characterize the first four chemical elements?
(a) Extraterrestrial.
(b) Terrestrial.
(c) Fiery.
(d) Celestial.

3. What does Dr. Paul Segall define as a stochastic process?
(a) The cryonic preservation of selected people.
(b) The preservation of selected cells.
(c) The pre-programmed evolution toward death.
(d) The random decay of random cells.

4. What is the 7th brain circuit called?
(a) The neuroelectric circuit.
(b) The neuro-atomic circuit.
(c) The neurosomatic circuit.
(d) The neurogenetic circuit.

5. Why does the author ban the word "I" from his conversation for one week?
(a) To overcome subjectivity and self-centeredness.
(b) To increase his interest in his fellow man.
(c) To participate more fullly in the general consciousness.
(d) To demonstrate humility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wilson's children believe as adolescents that he thought was "bosh"?

2. What is the common name for the first neural circuit?

3. Who first postulated that all chemical elements fall into eight families?

4. According to Duncan MacNaughton, what is the purpose of the long dark tunnels in the Great Pyramid?

5. According to Aleister Crowley, what is the purpose of "physiological experiments" in Western occultism?

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