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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 5.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does the author describe our ancestors' winter diets in Appendix 2?
(a) They ate pretty much the same diet they ate during the rest of the year.
(b) They ate dried meat and fruit which they stored during the autumn harvest.
(c) They ate no fruit, no vegetables, and very little meat or dairy.
(d) They ate mostly meat and grains, with some fruit and vegetables.
2. According to the author, what is "one of the most magical and transporting of spectacles"?
(a) An opera.
(b) A religious ceremony.
(c) A bonfire.
(d) A fireworks display.
3. What does the author say La Tour paints, at the end of Appendix 4?
(a) Visionary experiences.
(b) God's immanence.
(c) Divine retribution.
(d) Cautionary tales.
4. What materials were often used for self-flagellation?
(a) Flogs made from strips of leather or horsehair.
(b) Whips made of knotted leather or iron wire.
(c) Belts with nails driven through them.
(d) Cat-o-nine-tails made from iron or steel.
5. How does the author respond when the researcher asks him if his experience with the drug is positive or negative?
(a) It is mostly positive, but frightening at times.
(b) It is positive for him, but he can see where it would be frightening for others.
(c) It is neither positive nor negative; it just is.
(d) It is mostly negative, but the positive parts make it worthwhile.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why are religious beings often portrayed doing nothing?
2. What was the style of the new Art of Versailles, according to the author?
3. According to the author, at the end of Appendix 1 what is one claim that is made almost universally by visionaries?
4. What is the second technique, described by the author in Appendix 1, for inducing a visionary state?
5. Why do people sometimes leave flowers as a religious offering, according to the author?
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