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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what are the two reasons for the manner in which visionaries are received?
(a) Religious and philosophical.
(b) Physical and religious.
(c) Philosophical and chemical.
(d) Chemical and physical.

2. What is the first of the two methods the author discusses in Appendix 1 for inducing visionary experiences?
(a) Inhalation of carbon dioxide.
(b) Hypnosis.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Fasting.

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

4. Why was Holy Week such an effective spiritual practice, according to the author?
(a) Because it worked upon the penitents' feelings of guilt.
(b) Because the faithful were gathered in large groups for the services.
(c) Because there is vivid and graphic mythology associated with it.
(d) Because it was preceded by Lent.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the difference between the two techniques the author describes in Appendix 1?

5. Why are marble and stone often particularly impressive materials in art?

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