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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. How are light and color typically experienced by mescalin users while they are under the influence of the drug?
(a) They appear in natural patterns and tessellations.
(b) They appear in soft, rounded shapes, such as balls or orbs.
(c) They appear as movement trails and waves.
(d) They appear in geometric shapes, such as buildings or mosaics.

2. What discovery was made about the substance being tested in the early 1950s?
(a) It shouldn't be used by people with anxiety or panic disorders.
(b) It was a natural by-product of processing the plant in certain ways.
(c) Its chemical makeup is similar to adrenalin.
(d) It permanently alters the user's brain in some ways.

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

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

5. What is self-flagellation?
(a) The act of piercing one's skin.
(b) The act of cutting oneself.
(c) The act of burning oneself.
(d) The act of whipping oneself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Holy Week such an effective spiritual practice, according to the author?

2. According to the author, what did one subject see while under the effects of mescalin and the second technique described in Appendix 1?

3. In what way does the second essay differ from the first?

4. How are many visionaries received by others, according to the author?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does light affect the art of sculpture?

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

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

6. What are the author's expectations regarding what he will experience during the mescalin trial?

7. What effects did our ancestors experience as a result of their diets, according to the information presented in Appendix 2?

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

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

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

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