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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. According to the author, which form of art is most practically useful?
(a) Ceramics.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Literature.
(d) Sculpture.

2. Why do people sometimes leave flowers as a religious offering, according to the author?
(a) Because they are a living sacrifice but not associated with feelings of guilt and shame the way other sacrifices are.
(b) Because they don't have anything precious to give, but flowers are always available.
(c) Because they don't really understand the significance of doing so.
(d) Because they feel, on some level, that they are giving back something which is indigenous to Heaven.

3. What is the second technique, described by the author in Appendix 1, for inducing a visionary state?
(a) Use of a stroboscopic lamp.
(b) Use of ambient music.
(c) Use of a repetitive hand movement.
(d) Use of various sound frequencies.

4. How does the author respond when asked about spatial relationships?
(a) They are warped and inaccurate.
(b) They have completely ceased to matter to him.
(c) They are more noticeable and pronounced than usual.
(d) They don't seem to matter as much as they usually do.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the first technique in Appendix 1 even less understood than mescalin use?

2. What are the first objects upon which the author intently focuses during the experiment?

3. What substance is the author testing in the experiment?

4. According to the author, at the end of Appendix 1 what is one claim that is made almost universally by visionaries?

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

(see the answer key)

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