1. What is the second technique, described by the author in Appendix 1, for inducing a visionary state?
(a) Use of various sound frequencies.
(b) Use of a repetitive hand movement.
(c) Use of a stroboscopic lamp.
(d) Use of ambient music.

2. Why are religious beings often portrayed doing nothing?
(a) Because their role is not an active one.
(b) Because it is too difficult for most painters to make something beautiful and to also convey a message with it.
(c) Because human beings are not predisposed to look for action in art.
(d) Because it would be sacreligious to presume to know what divine beings do with their time.

3. According to the author, what theme is illustrated by the close-up landscapes of Chinese and Japanese art?
(a) The symbiotic relationship between Man and Nature.
(b) The idea that humans don't know as much as we think we do about Nature.
(c) The idea that divinity is manifest in everything.
(d) The idea that Nature is something to be respected, even feared.

4. According to the author, what is theatrical spectacle?
(a) A way of communicating morals and values to lower-class citizens.
(b) Pageantry without religious or political overtones.
(c) A transporting and enlightening form of pageantry.
(d) A means by which those without access to high culture can enjoy pageantry.

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