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

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

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

4. What does the author wonder about the neurological patterns produced during visionary experiences at the end of Appendix 1?
(a) How the experiencer's brain is affected by the experience.
(b) What happens to these patterns when the experience is over.
(c) How these patterns can be reproduced at the user's will.
(d) Why people are so fond of experiencing these patterns.

5. What happens when mescalin or LSD is used in conjunction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) The effects of the drugs are intensified and enriched.
(b) The effects of the drugs immediately wear off.
(c) Any negative effects being experienced by the user will disappear.
(d) The user is more prone to nausea, vomiting or seizure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second technique, described by the author in Appendix 1, for inducing a visionary state?

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

3. What is the first of the two methods the author discusses in Appendix 1 for inducing visionary experiences?

4. What is Heaven, according to the author?

5. What researcher performed experiments with touching parts of the brain with a fine electrode?

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