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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 affects one's ability to have visionary experiences, according to the author, if one is using the first method mentioned in Appendix 1?
(a) The number of times a person has used.
(b) The amount of substance that is allowed to reach the brain.
(c) The person's disposition before use.
(d) The duration of use.

2. What were the two primary uses of the science of "pyrotechny," according to the author?
(a) Religious ceremony and weaponry.
(b) Fireworks and stage lighting.
(c) Stage lighting and religious ceremony.
(d) Weaponry and fireworks.

3. The author discusses the history of what type of ideas at the end of Appendix 6?
(a) Theological.
(b) Physiological.
(c) Eschatological.
(d) Psychological.

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

5. Which of these is NOT a vision which the author thinks might be produced by prodding the brain with an electrode?
(a) Weir Mitchell's visions of the Gothic tower.
(b) The author's friend's vision of a colorful Japanese landscape.
(c) Nostradamus's visions of the future.
(d) Blake's visions of the Cherubim.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event was, according to the author, an example of ancient pageantry which was enriched and improved by technological advances?

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

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

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

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