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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the author compare someone fasting and self-flagellating, instead of using drugs, to achieve a visionary experience?
(a) Driving somewhere instead of flying there.
(b) Rowing a boat, or using a motor.
(c) Tying your hands together and trying to knit.
(d) Burning down a house to roast a pig.

2. Why is the first technique in Appendix 1 even less understood than mescalin use?
(a) No research has been performed to determine its long-term effects.
(b) Its specific effects on the brain are not well understood.
(c) There's a lot of variation in what people see while using this technique.
(d) It is used by very few people in comparison to mescalin.

3. According to the author, in Appendix 2 what was the result of our ancestors' winter diets?
(a) They lost a great deal of weight during the winter.
(b) They sometimes died because they went out searching for food when the weather was still inclement and wintry.
(c) They often had cravings for foods that weren't available to them, which made them irritable.
(d) By spring, they were suffering from scurvy and pellagra.

4. What development contributed greatly, according to the author, to pageantry and theatrical spectacle?
(a) Photography.
(b) Widespread literacy.
(c) Mass production of clothing and jewelry.
(d) Artificial lighting.

5. What is the art form which is most likely to transport those who experience it?
(a) Painting.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Stained glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is NOT a vision which the author thinks might be produced by prodding the brain with an electrode?

2. To what researcher does the author refer when commenting on the first technique in Appendix 1?

3. Which is NOT a practice that mimics the effects which result from the first technique described in Appendix 1?

4. How was the drug typically used up until the 1950s?

5. How does the author describe our ancestors' winter diets in Appendix 2?

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