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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. The substance being tested has been used by Native Americans of what region for hundreds of years?
(a) The Southeast.
(b) The Midwest.
(c) The Southwest.
(d) The Northeast.

2. What two techniques, according to the author, can produce effects similar to those of mescalin?
(a) Meditation and sensory deprivation.
(b) Hypnosis and fasting.
(c) Fasting and sensory deprivation.
(d) Fasting and meditation.

3. Which physiological system's tissues are more "vulnerable," according to the author, than the others?
(a) The cardiovascular system.
(b) The gastrointestinal system.
(c) The nervous system.
(d) The limbic system.

4. What is the main reason for conducting the experiment in which the author participates?
(a) A need for more comprehensive information regarding the drug's long-term side effects.
(b) A need to catalogue the psychological effects of the drug on someone who already has a psychiatric illness.
(c) A need to understand the so-called "visionary" experiences associated with the drug.
(d) A need to understand why the drug has been used in religious and secular ceremonies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it important that people can sometimes be hypnotized by gemstones?

2. Who used to say that when he self-flagellated God would deny him nothing?

3. What is NOT a side-effect experienced by under-nourished individuals, according to the author in Appendix 2?

4. What practice has been undertaken by almost all religious aspirants, according to the author?

5. According to Huxley, what causes negative visionary experiences?

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