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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. What book did the brothers Terrence and Dennis McKenna write that Wilson refers to?

2. How does Wilson define objectivity?

3. Which neural circuit is the first to be evolved?

4. How does Wilson claim to be able to predict people's responses to conspiracy theories?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the function of the third circuit in Timothy Leary's construct of brain function?

2. What does astronomer Robert Temple learn about the African Dogon tribe that is hard to explain?

3. What remark of Oscar Ichazo's helped Wilson endure the death of his daughter Luna?

4. To what does Wilson attribute the "miracle" of real communication with his adolescent children?

5. What does the blazing star represent in Freemasonry, according to General Albert Pike, a thirty-third degree Mason?

6. How is the fifth brain circuitry activated?

7. Who was Dr. John Dee?

8. How were the pivotal events in Nikolas Tesla's life parallel to events in the life of Gopi Krishna?

9. What caused Wilson to become fearless?

10. What is superluminal information?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select one of the mythic characters discussed by Wilson, such as Ishtar, Nuit, or Horus. Research what has been written about them and explain why Wilson believes these myths have importance for understanding our own situation in the world.

Essay Topic 2

Wilson claims that the common understanding of Karma is inaccurate and simplistic. Write an informational essay in which you explain the wheel of Karma and what the common interpretation lacks. Include the example from the text in which the author's daughter was able to stop and reverse the wheel of Karma after being attacked.

Essay Topic 3

Wilson contends that the War on Drugs has led to more unregulated drug use and actually created hazardous situations rather than protecting people from dangerous drugs. Support or refute his argument with facts from the text and your own research.

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