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

2. What is Heaven, according to the author?
(a) A fallacy, created by those who misinterpreted visionary experiences.
(b) A vantage point for viewing divinity.
(c) A concept invented by humanity because of our desperate need for hope.
(d) A place of rest and repose, where no one is doing anything.

3. To what field of science does the author compare the human mind at the beginning of "Heaven and Hell"?
(a) Physiology.
(b) Zoology.
(c) Etymology.
(d) Ornithology.

4. How does the author respond when the researcher asks him if his experience with the drug is positive or negative?
(a) It is positive for him, but he can see where it would be frightening for others.
(b) It is mostly negative, but the positive parts make it worthwhile.
(c) It is mostly positive, but frightening at times.
(d) It is neither positive nor negative; it just is.

5. 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?
(a) Drugs and hypnosis.
(b) Fasting and meditation.
(c) Drugs and fasting.
(d) Meditation and drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What affects one's ability to have visionary experiences, according to the author, if one is using the first method mentioned in Appendix 1?

2. What discovery was made about the substance being tested in the early 1950s?

3. What happens when mescalin or LSD is used in conjunction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?

4. The substance being tested has been used by Native Americans of what region for hundreds of years?

5. From whence does the author believe visionary experiences originate?

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