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

2. According to the author, what are the two reasons for the manner in which visionaries are received?
(a) Physical and religious.
(b) Philosophical and chemical.
(c) Chemical and physical.
(d) Religious and philosophical.

3. 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) Fasting and meditation.
(b) Drugs and hypnosis.
(c) Meditation and drugs.
(d) Drugs and fasting.

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

5. Why is the first technique in Appendix 1 even less understood than mescalin use?
(a) It is used by very few people in comparison to mescalin.
(b) Its specific effects on the brain are not well understood.
(c) No research has been performed to determine its long-term effects.
(d) There's a lot of variation in what people see while using this technique.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two techniques, according to the author, can produce effects similar to those of mescalin?

2. What was a magic lantern show?

3. What affects one's ability to have visionary experiences, according to the author, if one is using the first method mentioned in Appendix 1?

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

5. What materials were often used for self-flagellation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author feel about the explanations for visions which he presents in Appendix 2?

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

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

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

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

8. Why is the author eager to participate in the study of peyote and mescalin?

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

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

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