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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. Which is NOT a practice that mimics the effects which result from the first technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) Singing.
(b) Running.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Yogic breathing.

2. What is the potential danger of the second technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) It may cause an epileptic seizure.
(b) It may last longer than the user originally intended.
(c) It may create an unpleasant sensation of nausea or vertigo.
(d) It may produce long-term changes in brain function.

3. What does the author say about vision-inducing devices and effects at the beginning of Appendix 3?
(a) They have played a greater role in religion than in fine art.
(b) They have played a greater role in popular entertainment than in fine arts.
(c) They have played a greater role in fine art than in popular entertainment.
(d) They have played a greater role in popular entertainment than in religion.

4. What does the author wonder about the neurological patterns produced during visionary experiences at the end of Appendix 1?
(a) Why people are so fond of experiencing these patterns.
(b) What happens to these patterns when the experience is over.
(c) How the experiencer's brain is affected by the experience.
(d) How these patterns can be reproduced at the user's will.

5. What do schizophrenics share with other psychotics, according to the author?
(a) They have the same symptoms, but schizophrenics experience them to a lesser extent.
(b) They share the same symptoms, and the intensity of those symptoms is about equal.
(c) They don't share the same symptoms, but they share the same illness and brain dysfunction.
(d) They have the same symptoms, but schizophrenics experience them to a greater extent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what evidence does the author base his comparison of a schizophrenic's experiences?

2. According to the author, what did one subject see while under the effects of mescalin and the second technique described in Appendix 1?

3. What happens when mescalin or LSD is used in conjunction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?

4. Why is the first technique in Appendix 1 even less understood than mescalin use?

5. What is the difference between the two techniques the author describes in Appendix 1?

(see the answer key)

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