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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, why do religious devotees participate in practices to atone for their sins?
(a) To achieve a better understanding of themselves and the teachings of their religion.
(b) To prepare themselves for judgment after death.
(c) To achieve a natural high, created by feelings of religious exultation.
(d) To get a reprieve from feelings of guilt or inadequacy.

2. What substance is the author testing in the experiment?
(a) Mescalin.
(b) Acid.
(c) Angel dust.
(d) Cocaine.

3. Which is NOT a practice that mimics the effects which result from the first technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) Yogic breathing.
(b) Shouting.
(c) Running.
(d) Singing.

4. According to the author, what are the two ways to achieve a level of consciousness that allows for exploration of the undiscovered areas of the mind?
(a) Drugs and fasting.
(b) Meditation and drugs.
(c) Drugs and hypnosis.
(d) Fasting and meditation.

5. What two techniques, according to the author, can produce effects similar to those of mescalin?
(a) Fasting and meditation.
(b) Hypnosis and fasting.
(c) Meditation and sensory deprivation.
(d) Fasting and sensory deprivation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is NOT a vision which the author thinks might be produced by prodding the brain with an electrode?

2. To what researcher does the author refer when commenting on the first technique in Appendix 1?

3. What researcher performed experiments with touching parts of the brain with a fine electrode?

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

5. How does mescalin affect the user's brain function?

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