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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. Why does Wilson think it ironic that the play Illuminatus was presented under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth?

2. Who does Saul-Paul Sirag believe is the Higher Intelligence behind these mysterious communications?

3. Who does Mae Brussel claim the terrorist left is made up of?

4. How did Wilson's daughter Luna die?

5. Who first suggested the Law of Octaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Charles Berlitz have in common with Wilson?

2. What do the four brain circuits have in common that has dominated Western thought?

3. What effect did poverty have on Wilson's understanding?

4. How did Wilson's daughter Luna stop the wheel of Karma?

5. What theory does Dr. Paul Segall believe he was first to develop that is now used by numbers of investigators?

6. How did Timothy Leary help Wilson endure the death of his daughter Luna?

7. What approaches to immortality have been researched by Dr. Paul Segall?

8. What does Wilson say inevitably happens to conspiracy buffs?

9. What is the Black Rite?

10. What is COINTELPRO?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select one of the experts quoted most often in this book: Timothy Leary, Aleister Crowley, Carlos Castaneda, Aldous Huxley, Neils Bohr, Marshal McLuhan, etc. Research that person's writing to write a further analysis of his contribution to paranormal research.

Essay Topic 2

Wilson quotes the philosopher Santayana as saying we are much better at believing than we are at seeing. Explain this statement and support or refute it with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Wilson contends that paranormal experiences can be explained as influences from other planets, influences from other times or dimensions, influences from our own brain circuitry, or some combination of those things. Which explanation do you find most convincing? Why?

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