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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. 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 doesn't recount any specific experience.
(c) The second was written before the author's experimentation with drugs.
(d) The second essay has a darker, more sinister tone than the first.

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

3. What is the second technique, described by the author in Appendix 1, for inducing a visionary state?
(a) Use of a repetitive hand movement.
(b) Use of various sound frequencies.
(c) Use of ambient music.
(d) Use of a stroboscopic lamp.

4. What were the two primary uses of the science of "pyrotechny," according to the author?
(a) Religious ceremony and weaponry.
(b) Fireworks and stage lighting.
(c) Weaponry and fireworks.
(d) Stage lighting and religious ceremony.

5. How does the author describe our ancestors' winter diets in Appendix 2?
(a) They ate mostly meat and grains, with some fruit and vegetables.
(b) They ate dried meat and fruit which they stored during the autumn harvest.
(c) They ate no fruit, no vegetables, and very little meat or dairy.
(d) They ate pretty much the same diet they ate during the rest of the year.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which is NOT one of the "visionary arts" that the author mentions at the beginning of Appendix 3?

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

4. What was a magic lantern show?

5. What is the Dharma-body?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the author say in "Heaven and Hell" about the two possible techniques for achieving the level of consciousness needed to explore the mind?

5. What is the main difference between "The Doors of Perception" and "Heaven and Hell"?

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

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

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

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

10. What does the author say about Plato during the first part of the mescalin experiment?

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