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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 happened to "pyrotechny" after the fall of Rome?
(a) Bigger and brighter displays were invented.
(b) It returned to being used exclusively for military purposes.
(c) The technology was lost, and development had to begin from scratch.
(d) It became used only in religious and national ceremonies.

2. What group of mentally-ill people does the author write about in Appendix 6?
(a) Psychotics.
(b) Schizophrenics.
(c) Neurotics.
(d) Heroin addicts.

3. What development contributed greatly, according to the author, to pageantry and theatrical spectacle?
(a) Widespread literacy.
(b) Artificial lighting.
(c) Photography.
(d) Mass production of clothing and jewelry.

4. What does the author say at the end of Appendix 3 about the past?
(a) It must be learned from, or it will be repeated.
(b) It is not fixed and unalterable.
(c) It can never be changed.
(d) It has nothing to teach us, because it will repeat itself regardless.

5. To what sort of life are schizophrenics condemned, according to the author?
(a) Apathy and catatonia.
(b) Ineffectiveness and solitude.
(c) Frustration and anguish.
(d) Fury and isolation.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What affects one's ability to have visionary experiences, according to the author, if one is using the first method mentioned in Appendix 1?

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

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