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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is striking about the painting of the butcher bird, to which the author refers at the end of Appendix 5?
(a) It is drawn in painstaking detail.
(b) It is looking directly at the viewer.
(c) It stands alone with nothing on any side of it.
(d) It has an almost human expression.

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

3. What is self-flagellation?
(a) The act of burning oneself.
(b) The act of piercing one's skin.
(c) The act of cutting oneself.
(d) The act of whipping oneself.

4. What chemical change does the author mention at the end of Appendix 6?
(a) Replacing adrenolutin with mescalin and lysergic acid.
(b) Replacing mescalin and lysergic acid with adrenolutin.
(c) Replacing mescalin with adrenolutin and lysergic acid.
(d) Replacing lysergic acid with adrenolutin and mescalin.

5. In theological terms, the progress the author mentions at the end of Appendix 6 is a transition from what to what?
(a) From Hades to Heaven.
(b) From Hades to Purgatory.
(c) From Purgatory to Heaven.
(d) From Heaven to Hades.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, why do religious devotees participate in practices to atone for their sins?

2. From whence does the author believe visionary experiences originate?

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

4. What does Carlyle call "an incredible tradition"?

5. According to the author, what are the odds of a negative reaction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?

(see the answer key)

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