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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. Who wrote the Mothman Prophecies?

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

3. How did Wilson's daughter Luna die?

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

5. Why is November 23 sacred to Discordians?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Dr. John Dee?

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

3. What is superluminal information?

4. What is COINTELPRO?

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

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

7. What is the Black Rite?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In describing the concept of a self-created reality, Nietzsche said, "We are all greater artists than we realize." What does this statement mean? Do you agree that one person's reality differs from another's, or is there such a thing as an objective reality that exists independently of you and me?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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