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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. What results were produced when a researcher prodded parts of the brain with a fine electrode?
(a) Various parts of the subjects' bodies twitched.
(b) The subjects recalled detailed and distant memories.
(c) The subjects were able to learn new languages and skills more efficiently.
(d) The subjects experienced a variety of emotions.

2. What substance is produced when adrenalin decomposes?
(a) Melatonin.
(b) Serotonin.
(c) Mescalin.
(d) Adrenochrome.

3. According to the author, at the end of Appendix 1 what is one claim that is made almost universally by visionaries?
(a) They never have the same vision twice.
(b) They can only have the visions when they are in the right frame of mind to do so.
(c) They are unable to produce the visions at will, regardless of the methods they try.
(d) They are unable to recall the experience in anything approaching its original intensity.

4. In what way does the second essay differ from the first?
(a) The second doesn't recount any specific experience.
(b) The second was originally a journal entry, and the author didn't intend to publish it.
(c) The second was written before the author's experimentation with drugs.
(d) The second essay has a darker, more sinister tone than the first.

5. How are light and color typically experienced by mescalin users while they are under the influence of the drug?
(a) They appear in soft, rounded shapes, such as balls or orbs.
(b) They appear in natural patterns and tessellations.
(c) They appear in geometric shapes, such as buildings or mosaics.
(d) They appear as movement trails and waves.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the author compare someone fasting and self-flagellating, instead of using drugs, to achieve a visionary experience?

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

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

4. According to the author, what are the odds of a negative reaction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?

5. According to the author, what are the two reasons for the manner in which visionaries are received?

(see the answer key)

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