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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which government agency does the author say was responsible for his opinion that governments are more bad than good?

2. Who founded the religion of Discordianism?

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

4. What is a Satori?

5. What constellation contains the dog star Sirius?

Short Essay Questions

1. What value does Timothy Leary teach LSD can achieve for mankind?

2. What was Aleister Crowley's Book of the Law?

3. Does the philosopher Santayana believe that humans are better at seeing or believing?

4. What are the rules for the Socratic approach in Discordianism?

5. What effect did research into the Bavarian Illuminati have on Wilson's life?

6. What example does Wilson give of what Freud calls "projection"?

7. What three factors does Timothy Leary claim are essential to experimentation with psychedelic drugs?

8. According to Wilson's interpretation of Sufi teaching, when is the moment you are closer to Illumination than at any other time?

9. What is Chapel Perilous?

10. What does Wilson consider to have been Aleister Crowley's major achievement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many religions describe an enlightened state, satori, or Nirvana. In your paper, describe how you think a person would feel and think who had achieved such a condition.

Essay Topic 2

Timothy Leary was once designated "the most dangerous man in America." Do you agree with that designation? Support your thesis with examples from your own research about Leary's effect on U.S. society, as well as from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Nikolas Tesla is referred to as a "secular seer" by Wilson. What does the author mean by this title? What was unusual about Tesla and his contribution to science?

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