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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. According to the author, where do the mentally-ill people discussed at the beginning of Appendix 6 spend their time?
(a) In Hell.
(b) On Earth.
(c) None of these places.
(d) In Heaven.

2. Which is NOT one of the "visionary arts" that the author mentions at the beginning of Appendix 3?
(a) Religious ritual.
(b) Theatrical spectacle.
(c) Pageantry.
(d) Fireworks.

3. 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.

4. 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 popular entertainment than in fine arts.
(b) They have played a greater role in fine art than in popular entertainment.
(c) They have played a greater role in religion than in fine art.
(d) They have played a greater role in popular entertainment than in religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what did Ben Jonson fail to understand about theatrical spectacle?

2. To whom does the author attribute the concept of Hades, mentioned in Appendix 6?

3. The author compares schizophrenics to which of Sheol's beings?

4. What does the author specifically state in Appendix 6 does NOT open the doors of heaven, hell, and limbo?

5. What, according to the author, breaks the silence in which schizophrenics exist?

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