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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 does the author specifically state in Appendix 6 does NOT open the doors of heaven, hell, and limbo?
(a) Spiritual enlightenment.
(b) The presence or absence of certain chemicals in the blood.
(c) Death.
(d) "Massy keys of metals twain."

2. To what researcher does the author refer when commenting on the first technique in Appendix 1?
(a) Kristoff.
(b) Tamachi.
(c) Meduna.
(d) Klein.

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 popular entertainment than in fine arts.
(b) They have played a greater role in religion than in fine art.
(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. According to the author, what is theatrical spectacle?
(a) Pageantry without religious or political overtones.
(b) A means by which those without access to high culture can enjoy pageantry.
(c) A transporting and enlightening form of pageantry.
(d) A way of communicating morals and values to lower-class citizens.

5. How did "pyrotechny" begin in Europe, according to the author?
(a) Alchemists' pursuit of a substance that would transform base metals into gold.
(b) Weaponry for sieges and naval battles.
(c) A pursuit of ever-greater displays for leisure and religion.
(d) A source of propulsion for machinery and engines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which is NOT a type of progress the author mentions at the end of Appendix 6?

3. The author states in Appendix 3 that the cinematographic art of the distorted documentary seems to presage the end of what?

4. According to the author, where do the mentally-ill people discussed at the beginning of Appendix 6 spend their time?

5. According to the author, what is the most important effect of the first technique mentioned in Appendix 1?

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