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

2. How does mescalin affect the user's brain function?
(a) It blocks the brain's ability to filter sensory input.
(b) It affects the brain's enzymes and absorption of glucose.
(c) It affects the user's ability to react appropriately to potentially dangerous situations.
(d) It makes users unable to recognize or remember familiar people, places and objects.

3. What are the first objects upon which the author intently focuses during the experiment?
(a) The books on his shelves.
(b) The table and chairs in the room.
(c) Three flowers in a vase on the table.
(d) Some pens and pencils in a cup on his desk.

4. 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) Blake's visions of the Cherubim.
(c) Nostradamus's visions of the future.
(d) The author's friend's vision of a colorful Japanese landscape.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are marble and stone often particularly impressive materials in art?

3. What substance is the author testing in the experiment?

4. Which is NOT a practice that mimics the effects which result from the first technique described in Appendix 1?

5. Why are religious beings often portrayed doing nothing?

(see the answer key)

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