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

2. Who used to say that when he self-flagellated God would deny him nothing?
(a) The Cure d'Ars.
(b) Saint John.
(c) The Apostle Paul.
(d) Benedict XVI.

3. How is the subject of a great work of nature art portrayed, according to the author?
(a) As the center of its own little universe.
(b) As the bearer of some secret message.
(c) As a representation of an ideal form.
(d) As an aspect of a greater whole.

4. To what researcher does the author refer when commenting on the first technique in Appendix 1?
(a) Klein.
(b) Tamachi.
(c) Meduna.
(d) Kristoff.

5. Why was Holy Week such an effective spiritual practice, according to the author?
(a) Because the faithful were gathered in large groups for the services.
(b) Because it was preceded by Lent.
(c) Because there is vivid and graphic mythology associated with it.
(d) Because it worked upon the penitents' feelings of guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the author compare someone fasting and self-flagellating, instead of using drugs, to achieve a visionary experience?

2. What is the drawback to the "visionary arts" mentioned in Appendix 3?

3. How does the author feel about the passage of time during the experiment?

4. Why does the author feel that La Tour's art is religious?

5. According to the author, what did one subject see while under the effects of mescalin and the second technique described in Appendix 1?

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