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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the author feel about the passage of time during the experiment?
2. According to the author, what did Ben Jonson fail to understand about theatrical spectacle?
3. What happened to "pyrotechny" after the fall of Rome?
4. What development contributed greatly, according to the author, to pageantry and theatrical spectacle?
5. What researcher performed experiments with touching parts of the brain with a fine electrode?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is different about the two forms of visionary art discussed in Appendix 3?
3. What experiment was conducted on the human brain by Penfield?
4. What is known about peyote before the author participates in his experiment with it?
5. What are the two methods discussed in Appendix 1 for inducing a visionary experience?
6. What personal story is related by the author concerning the second vision-inducing method in Appendix 1?
7. How does the author feel about the explanations for visions which he presents in Appendix 2?
8. How did movies evolve, according to the information presented in Appendix 3?
9. What metaphor does the author use at the beginning of "Heaven and Hell" to describe the unexplored regions of the human psyche?
10. What does the author say about the history of fireworks, in Appendix 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Huxley describes the vision-inducing powers of different visual arts. What are the arts which he mentions? How does each of these arts help to induce visionary experiences in the viewers? What relationship to these arts have to one another, and what technological developments took place for the advancement of these arts?
Essay Topic 2
Huxley refers to the concept of "Ding an Sich," or "thing in itself," to express the concept of something which is simply "there." How does this concept relate to the work of various artists discussed by Huxley in the text? How does it relate to the visionary experiences Huxley has had?
Essay Topic 3
Huxley differentiates between a Victorian painting of a thrush and a Japanese one. How do the different artistic styles of these paintings affect the overall tone of the paintings? In what way does each of these paintings affect audiences? Which of these paintings does Huxley prefer?
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