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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. What substance is produced when adrenalin decomposes?
(a) Melatonin.
(b) Adrenochrome.
(c) Mescalin.
(d) Serotonin.

2. What does the author specifically state in Appendix 6 does NOT open the doors of heaven, hell, and limbo?
(a) Spiritual enlightenment.
(b) "Massy keys of metals twain."
(c) Death.
(d) The presence or absence of certain chemicals in the blood.

3. What, according to the author, breaks the silence in which schizophrenics exist?
(a) The gibbering of ghosts.
(b) Divine intervention.
(c) The occasional heartfelt words of a loved one.
(d) Their own screams.

4. What is the name of the plant in which the substance being tested is found?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Coca.
(c) Peyote.
(d) Wormwood.

5. How does the author respond when asked about spatial relationships?
(a) They are more noticeable and pronounced than usual.
(b) They have completely ceased to matter to him.
(c) They don't seem to matter as much as they usually do.
(d) They are warped and inaccurate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the art form which is most likely to transport those who experience it?

2. The substance produced by the breakdown of adrenaline mimics the effect of what psychological disorder?

3. Which physiological system's tissues are more "vulnerable," according to the author, than the others?

4. Which is NOT one of the "visionary arts" that the author mentions at the beginning of Appendix 3?

5. Which of La Tour's paintings does the author mention by name at the end of Appendix 4?

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