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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the world inhabited by schizophrenics and other psychotics resemble, according to the author?
(a) A sane person's nervous breakdown.
(b) A psychedelic fugue.
(c) The world of the dead.
(d) The spirits seen by a psychic.

2. What is the author's complaint about the colors used in "Raft of the Medusa"?
(a) The earthen tones don't adequately convey the frantic tone of the painting.
(b) The colors are not accurate and true-to-life.
(c) The raft, the people on it, and even the sky are corpse-colored.
(d) The sepia tone makes everything look old-fashioned and weathered.

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

4. In what type of plant is the substance being tested commonly found?
(a) A flower.
(b) A cactus.
(c) A tree.
(d) A bush.

5. Why are religious beings often portrayed doing nothing?
(a) Because human beings are not predisposed to look for action in art.
(b) Because it would be sacreligious to presume to know what divine beings do with their time.
(c) Because it is too difficult for most painters to make something beautiful and to also convey a message with it.
(d) Because their role is not an active one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the "visionary arts" that the author mentions at the beginning of Appendix 3?

2. 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?

3. What are the first objects upon which the author intently focuses during the experiment?

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

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

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