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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does the second essay differ from the first?
(a) The second was written before the author's experimentation with drugs.
(b) The second essay has a darker, more sinister tone than the first.
(c) The second doesn't recount any specific experience.
(d) The second was originally a journal entry, and the author didn't intend to publish it.

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

3. What is the name of the plant in which the substance being tested is found?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Peyote.
(c) Coca.
(d) Wormwood.

4. What is known about the substance being tested as of the year the experiment is performed?
(a) It alters one's mental state, but often induces anxiety or panic.
(b) It can have serious or even fatal side effects, but only in a very small percentage of people who use it.
(c) It can alter the subject's mental state without any noticeable side effects.
(d) It is only safe to use in small doses.

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 is too difficult for most painters to make something beautiful and to also convey a message with it.
(c) Because their role is not an active one.
(d) Because it would be sacreligious to presume to know what divine beings do with their time.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author respond when asked about spatial relationships?

2. What is the art form which is most likely to transport those who experience it?

3. How are light and color typically experienced by mescalin users while they are under the influence of the drug?

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

5. In what year does the experiment take place?

(see the answer key)

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