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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 film does the author reference as an example of the distorted documentary?
(a) "The Revolt of Islam."
(b) "The Living Desert."
(c) "Queen Mab."
(d) "NY, NY."

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

3. According to the author, in Appendix 2 what was the result of our ancestors' winter diets?
(a) By spring, they were suffering from scurvy and pellagra.
(b) They often had cravings for foods that weren't available to them, which made them irritable.
(c) They sometimes died because they went out searching for food when the weather was still inclement and wintry.
(d) They lost a great deal of weight during the winter.

4. What substance is the author testing in the experiment?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Acid.
(c) Mescalin.
(d) Angel dust.

5. In what way does the second essay differ from the first?
(a) The second was originally a journal entry, and the author didn't intend to publish it.
(b) The second essay has a darker, more sinister tone than the first.
(c) The second was written before the author's experimentation with drugs.
(d) The second doesn't recount any specific experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the political purpose of regalia and pageantry, according to the author?

2. Who used to say that when he self-flagellated God would deny him nothing?

3. What is the Dharma-body?

4. Why do people sometimes leave flowers as a religious offering, according to the author?

5. To what field of science does the author compare the human mind at the beginning of "Heaven and Hell"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author begin to ponder after seeing a book of Sandro Botticelli's paintings in the World's Biggest Drug Store?

2. What experiment was conducted on the human brain by Penfield?

3. What does the author say about the history of fireworks, in Appendix 3?

4. According to the author, what is the role of psychics and mystics in the modern Western world, and why?

5. What are the two methods discussed in Appendix 1 for inducing a visionary experience?

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

7. How did movies evolve, according to the information presented in Appendix 3?

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

9. How was pageantry used as a political tool?

10. What does the author say in "Heaven and Hell" about gemstones?

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