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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, what did Ben Jonson fail to understand about theatrical spectacle?
(a) It was something which could be enjoyed by people of all ages and classes.
(b) It was able to transport people and give them wondrous experiences.
(c) The set and visual components are just as important, perhaps more so, than the words.
(d) The actors' talent was more important to the success of the performance than the script.

2. According to the author, what is "one of the most magical and transporting of spectacles"?
(a) A fireworks display.
(b) A religious ceremony.
(c) A bonfire.
(d) An opera.

3. From whence does the author believe visionary experiences originate?
(a) From the user's imagination.
(b) From the user's racial memory.
(c) From the Mind-at-large.
(d) From the user's memories.

4. In theological terms, the progress the author mentions at the end of Appendix 6 is a transition from what to what?
(a) From Hades to Heaven.
(b) From Hades to Purgatory.
(c) From Heaven to Hades.
(d) From Purgatory to Heaven.

5. What researcher performed experiments with touching parts of the brain with a fine electrode?
(a) Jaung.
(b) Maradon.
(c) Kreitz.
(d) Penfield.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the political purpose of regalia and pageantry, according to the author?

3. To what sort of life are schizophrenics condemned, according to the author?

4. What is the second technique, described by the author in Appendix 1, for inducing a visionary state?

5. According to the author, at the end of Appendix 1 what is one claim that is made almost universally by visionaries?

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