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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is known about the substance being tested as of the year the experiment is performed?
(a) It is only safe to use in small doses.
(b) It can have serious or even fatal side effects, but only in a very small percentage of people who use it.
(c) It can alter the subject's mental state without any noticeable side effects.
(d) It alters one's mental state, but often induces anxiety or panic.

2. What event was, according to the author, an example of ancient pageantry which was enriched and improved by technological advances?
(a) The inauguration of the first President, George Washington.
(b) The first motion picture.
(c) The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
(d) The first performance of "Romeo and Juliet" in a theater equipped with modern technology.

3. Why is it important that people can sometimes be hypnotized by gemstones?
(a) It offers another way for people to achieve the same results that they would get with drugs.
(b) It shows the power that art has over the human mind.
(c) It gets psychiatrists another step closer to understanding how hypnotism works.
(d) It demonstrates the suggestibility of humans.

4. Which is NOT one of the "visionary arts" that the author mentions at the beginning of Appendix 3?
(a) Religious ritual.
(b) Theatrical spectacle.
(c) Pageantry.
(d) Fireworks.

5. According to the author, what are the odds of a negative reaction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) 1 in 80.
(b) 1 in 25.
(c) 1 in 70.
(d) 1 in 100.

6. In what year does the experiment take place?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1925.

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

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

9. Which of these is NOT a vision which the author thinks might be produced by prodding the brain with an electrode?
(a) The author's friend's vision of a colorful Japanese landscape.
(b) Nostradamus's visions of the future.
(c) Blake's visions of the Cherubim.
(d) Weir Mitchell's visions of the Gothic tower.

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

11. According to the author, what is the most important effect of the first technique mentioned in Appendix 1?
(a) The rarity of negative side effects in users.
(b) A marked increase in the subject's ability to see things with their eyes closed.
(c) The cheapness and availability of the substance used.
(d) Subjects perceiving that they are able to communicate with a higher power.

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

13. According to the author, what are the two ways to achieve a level of consciousness that allows for exploration of the undiscovered areas of the mind?
(a) Drugs and hypnosis.
(b) Meditation and drugs.
(c) Drugs and fasting.
(d) Fasting and meditation.

14. What does the author say at the end of Appendix 3 about the past?
(a) It can never be changed.
(b) It is not fixed and unalterable.
(c) It has nothing to teach us, because it will repeat itself regardless.
(d) It must be learned from, or it will be repeated.

15. How does the author feel about the passage of time during the experiment?
(a) It doesn't matter to him at all.
(b) He feels that time speeds up at times, and slows down at others.
(c) His perception of time is unchanged.
(d) He is keenly aware of, and saddened by, each passing second.

Short Answer Questions

1. Artificial lighting gave, according to the author, a new visionary quality to what form of ancient art?

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

3. Why was Holy Week such an effective spiritual practice, according to the author?

4. What is self-flagellation?

5. The author feels that all human beings are naturally what?

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