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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a magic lantern show?
(a) A projection created with cut-glass and candlelight.
(b) The nineteenth-century equivalent of a movie.
(c) An early fireworks display.
(d) A laser light display.

2. Which of these is NOT a specialist who the author feels should be consulted by an aspiring mystic?
(a) Biochemist.
(b) Ornithologist.
(c) Pharmacologist.
(d) Psychologist.

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

4. What affects one's ability to have visionary experiences, according to the author, if one is using the first method mentioned in Appendix 1?
(a) The person's disposition before use.
(b) The amount of substance that is allowed to reach the brain.
(c) The duration of use.
(d) The number of times a person has used.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the author describe our ancestors' winter diets in Appendix 2?

3. What development contributed greatly, according to the author, to pageantry and theatrical spectacle?

4. What is the Dharma-body?

5. How does the author respond when asked about spatial relationships?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the practice of pageantry related to theatrical spectacle, according to the author in Appendix 3?

2. What metaphor does the author use at the beginning of "Heaven and Hell" to describe the unexplored regions of the human psyche?

3. How does light affect the art of sculpture?

4. How and why has the diet of most people changed over time?

5. To which spiritual practice does the author refer to exemplify the effects of a restricted diet?

6. What is the author's view of heaven and hell, as described at the end of the second essay?

7. What is different about the two forms of visionary art discussed in Appendix 3?

8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the second vision-inducing method discussed in Appendix 1?

9. What other practices commonly incorporated into religious ceremonies produce results similar to the first vision-inducing method discussed in Appendix 1?

10. In what other way did faithful people sometimes induce religious visions, according to the author?

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