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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. What is the main quality of the drug being tested?
(a) Psychedelic.
(b) Hallucinogenic.
(c) Stimulant.
(d) Sedative.

2. What results were produced when a researcher prodded parts of the brain with a fine electrode?
(a) The subjects recalled detailed and distant memories.
(b) The subjects were able to learn new languages and skills more efficiently.
(c) Various parts of the subjects' bodies twitched.
(d) The subjects experienced a variety of emotions.

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

4. The substance produced by the breakdown of adrenaline mimics the effect of what psychological disorder?
(a) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
(b) Attention deficit disorder.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Multiple personality disorder.

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

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

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

4. According to the author, why do religious devotees participate in practices to atone for their sins?

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

(see the answer key)

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