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

2. How does the author feel about the passage of time during the experiment?
(a) It doesn't matter to him at all.
(b) He is keenly aware of, and saddened by, each passing second.
(c) He feels that time speeds up at times, and slows down at others.
(d) His perception of time is unchanged.

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

4. Why is it important that people can sometimes be hypnotized by gemstones?
(a) It offers another way for people to achieve the same results that they would get with drugs.
(b) It gets psychiatrists another step closer to understanding how hypnotism works.
(c) It demonstrates the suggestibility of humans.
(d) It shows the power that art has over the human mind.

5. According to the author, what is one example of the importance of colors and light to many cultures?
(a) Fireworks.
(b) Lasers.
(c) Gemstones.
(d) Tattoos.