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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Appendix 2, how would "proponents of a 'Nothing-But' philosophy" interpret mystical experiences?
(a) As simply the results of chemical changes in the brain.
(b) As an inexplicable glimpse into the Mind-At-Large.
(c) The result of mental illness.
(d) As a profoundly religious experience, independent from chemical changes.

2. What is the subject of most of La Tour's paintings?
(a) Landscapes and nature.
(b) Still-life images of fruit and flowers.
(c) An object seen by the light of a single candle.
(d) Women performing daily tasks.

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

4. What practice has been undertaken by almost all religious aspirants, according to the author?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Fasting.
(c) Bodily mortification.
(d) Pilgrimage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How would a spiritual person interpret chemically-induced visionary experiences?

2. According to the author, what are the odds of a negative reaction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?

3. What does the author say at the end of Appendix 3 about the past?

4. What topic does the author explore in Appendix 2?

5. What does the author say about vision-inducing devices and effects at the beginning of Appendix 3?

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