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

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

3. What affects one's ability to have visionary experiences, according to the author, if one is using the first method mentioned in Appendix 1?
(a) The number of times a person has used.
(b) The duration of use.
(c) The amount of substance that is allowed to reach the brain.
(d) The person's disposition before use.

4. 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.

5. According to Huxley, what causes negative visionary experiences?
(a) The way that mescalin is broken down in the body.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) A negative outlook on life.
(d) An allergy to mescalin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author, which form of art is most practically useful?

3. How does the author feel about the passage of time during the experiment?

4. What is known about the substance being tested as of the year the experiment is performed?

5. In what year does the experiment take place?

(see the answer key)

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