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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. Which is NOT a practice that mimics the effects which result from the first technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) Yogic breathing.
(b) Shouting.
(c) Running.
(d) Singing.
2. In what year does the experiment take place?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1925.
3. What is the main reason for conducting the experiment in which the author participates?
(a) A need to catalogue the psychological effects of the drug on someone who already has a psychiatric illness.
(b) A need to understand the so-called "visionary" experiences associated with the drug.
(c) A need to understand why the drug has been used in religious and secular ceremonies.
(d) A need for more comprehensive information regarding the drug's long-term side effects.
4. What materials were often used for self-flagellation?
(a) Whips made of knotted leather or iron wire.
(b) Cat-o-nine-tails made from iron or steel.
(c) Flogs made from strips of leather or horsehair.
(d) Belts with nails driven through them.
5. What does the author say at the end of Appendix 3 about the past?
(a) It can never be changed.
(b) It is not fixed and unalterable.
(c) It must be learned from, or it will be repeated.
(d) It has nothing to teach us, because it will repeat itself regardless.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who used to say that when he self-flagellated God would deny him nothing?
2. To what field of science does the author compare the human mind at the beginning of "Heaven and Hell"?
3. To what does the author compare someone fasting and self-flagellating, instead of using drugs, to achieve a visionary experience?
4. According to the author, what is the most important effect of the first technique mentioned in Appendix 1?
5. How does the author respond when the researcher asks him if his experience with the drug is positive or negative?
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