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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. To what researcher does the author refer when commenting on the first technique in Appendix 1?
(a) Kristoff.
(b) Klein.
(c) Tamachi.
(d) Meduna.

2. Why are religious beings often portrayed doing nothing?
(a) Because human beings are not predisposed to look for action in art.
(b) Because it would be sacreligious to presume to know what divine beings do with their time.
(c) Because it is too difficult for most painters to make something beautiful and to also convey a message with it.
(d) Because their role is not an active one.

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

4. Why was Holy Week such an effective spiritual practice, according to the author?
(a) Because there is vivid and graphic mythology associated with it.
(b) Because it was preceded by Lent.
(c) Because the faithful were gathered in large groups for the services.
(d) Because it worked upon the penitents' feelings of guilt.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main reason for conducting the experiment in which the author participates?

2. What does the author wonder about the neurological patterns produced during visionary experiences at the end of Appendix 1?

3. What results were produced when a researcher prodded parts of the brain with a fine electrode?

4. How are light and color typically experienced by mescalin users while they are under the influence of the drug?

5. What is Heaven, according to the author?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How was pageantry used as a political tool?

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

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

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

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