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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. When did fireworks re-enter the world of popular entertainment, according to the author?
(a) During the Industrial Revolution.
(b) In the mid-18th century.
(c) During the Renaissance.
(d) During the reign of Elizabeth I.

2. 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 religion than in fine art.
(b) They have played a greater role in fine art than in popular entertainment.
(c) They have played a greater role in popular entertainment than in religion.
(d) They have played a greater role in popular entertainment than in fine arts.

3. How are light and color typically experienced by mescalin users while they are under the influence of the drug?
(a) They appear in natural patterns and tessellations.
(b) They appear as movement trails and waves.
(c) They appear in geometric shapes, such as buildings or mosaics.
(d) They appear in soft, rounded shapes, such as balls or orbs.

4. According to the author, at the end of Appendix 1 what is one claim that is made almost universally by visionaries?
(a) They can only have the visions when they are in the right frame of mind to do so.
(b) They are unable to produce the visions at will, regardless of the methods they try.
(c) They never have the same vision twice.
(d) They are unable to recall the experience in anything approaching its original intensity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first of the two methods the author discusses in Appendix 1 for inducing visionary experiences?

2. What two techniques, according to the author, can produce effects similar to those of mescalin?

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

4. What was a magic lantern show?

5. Who used to say that when he self-flagellated God would deny him nothing?

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