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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the drawback to the "visionary arts" mentioned in Appendix 3?
(a) They are ephemeral, and earlier masterpieces have been lost to us.
(b) They require a great deal of time, effort and expense to put on.
(c) They can only be experienced in large groups.
(d) They are experienced differently by each individual, so no one understands how another experiences them.

2. What is the political purpose of regalia and pageantry, according to the author?
(a) To impress other aristocrats and politicians.
(b) To prove one's worth as a leader.
(c) To impress the lower-class subjects.
(d) To express individuality and taste.

3. What film does the author reference as an example of the distorted documentary?
(a) "The Revolt of Islam."
(b) "NY, NY."
(c) "The Living Desert."
(d) "Queen Mab."

4. According to the author, what did one subject see while under the effects of mescalin and the second technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) A vision of Hell.
(b) A phoenix of undulating rainbow colors.
(c) A Japanese landscape.
(d) A vision of Heaven.

5. According to the author, at the end of Appendix 1 what is one claim that is made almost universally by visionaries?
(a) They are unable to recall the experience in anything approaching its original intensity.
(b) They are unable to produce the visions at will, regardless of the methods they try.
(c) They never have the same vision twice.
(d) They can only have the visions when they are in the right frame of mind to do so.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did "pyrotechny" begin in Europe, according to the author?

2. What does the author wonder about the neurological patterns produced during visionary experiences at the end of Appendix 1?

3. Which is NOT one of the "visionary arts" that the author mentions at the beginning of Appendix 3?

4. When did fireworks re-enter the world of popular entertainment, according to the author?

5. Which is NOT a practice that mimics the effects which result from the first technique described in Appendix 1?

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