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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 was Osiris the god of?

2. What does Charles Berlitz claim to have found in the Bermuda Triangle?

3. What does Dr. Jack Sarfatti call limiting our view to the local universe?

4. What is the basic choice when operating on the 2nd circuit?

5. What does Wilson claim is an easy step?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which paranormal phenomena does Wilson believe can be accounted for within the possibilities of quantum theory?

3. How does Timothy Leary describe the invertebrate part of the brain?

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

5. How does Timothy Leary describe the emotional circuit of the brain?

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

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

8. Why does Willard Cantelon believe the Illuminati are plotting to wreck the international financial system and cause the disruption or fall of all strong governments?

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

10. In the Mothman Prophecies, how does John Keel account for the discrepancies in the predictions?

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

What does Wilson mean when he says that research into the occult eventually leads into "Chapel Perilous?" Using quotations and examples from the text, explain the concept of Chapel Perilous, and what happens to an individual who goes there.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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