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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 results were produced when a researcher prodded parts of the brain with a fine electrode?
(a) The subjects were able to learn new languages and skills more efficiently.
(b) Various parts of the subjects' bodies twitched.
(c) The subjects recalled detailed and distant memories.
(d) The subjects experienced a variety of emotions.

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

3. What practice has been undertaken by almost all religious aspirants, according to the author?
(a) Bodily mortification.
(b) Fasting.
(c) Pilgrimage.
(d) Meditation.

4. What chemicals were released into the bloodstream during the act of self-flagellation?
(a) Histamines and endorphins.
(b) Serotonin and adrenalin.
(c) Adrenalin and histamines.
(d) Endorphins and serotonin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when mescalin or LSD is used in conjunction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?

2. From whence does the author believe visionary experiences originate?

3. What is Heaven, according to the author?

4. According to Huxley, what causes negative visionary experiences?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In general, what is the topic of the first essay?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What types of art have the most transportative properties, according to the author?

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

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

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