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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does mescalin affect the user's brain function?
(a) It makes users unable to recognize or remember familiar people, places and objects.
(b) It affects the user's ability to react appropriately to potentially dangerous situations.
(c) It blocks the brain's ability to filter sensory input.
(d) It affects the brain's enzymes and absorption of glucose.

2. What is the main quality of the drug being tested?
(a) Stimulant.
(b) Sedative.
(c) Psychedelic.
(d) Hallucinogenic.

3. What is the difference, according to the author, between the Japanese butcher bird painting and Hardy's thrush?
(a) There is no difference; they are very similar paintings in terms of their visionary qualities.
(b) The Western bird is surrounded by foliage, while the Eastern bird is not.
(c) Each bird is painted in a very different style due to the difference in culture.
(d) The Western bird wants to teach the viewer something, whereas the Eastern bird is content to simply be.

4. According to the author, what is one example of the importance of colors and light to many cultures?
(a) Tattoos.
(b) Gemstones.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) Lasers.

5. What is the political purpose of regalia and pageantry, according to the author?
(a) To prove one's worth as a leader.
(b) To impress the lower-class subjects.
(c) To express individuality and taste.
(d) To impress other aristocrats and politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do utilitarians feel about art?

2. Who is mentioned in Appendix 5 as the artist who painted "Dell in Helmingham Park"?

3. What does the author wonder about the neurological patterns produced during visionary experiences at the end of Appendix 1?

4. In what way does the second essay differ from the first?

5. According to the author, which form of art is most practically useful?

(see the answer key)

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