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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. The substance produced by the breakdown of adrenaline mimics the effect of what psychological disorder?
2. What is the potential danger of the second technique described in Appendix 1?
3. How are light and color typically experienced by mescalin users while they are under the influence of the drug?
4. What topic does the author explore in Appendix 2?
5. What was a magic lantern show?
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. How and why has the diet of most people changed over time?
3. What are the author's expectations regarding what he will experience during the mescalin trial?
4. How did movies evolve, according to the information presented in Appendix 3?
5. What does the author say about Plato during the first part of the mescalin experiment?
6. According to the author, what is the role of psychics and mystics in the modern Western world, and why?
7. Why is the author eager to participate in the study of peyote and mescalin?
8. What metaphor does the author use at the beginning of "Heaven and Hell" to describe the unexplored regions of the human psyche?
9. What is different about the two forms of visionary art discussed in Appendix 3?
10. What effects did our ancestors experience as a result of their diets, according to the information presented in Appendix 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Huxley claims that people are so used to Nature, as it is seen from an everyday perspective, that they are fooled into thinking they know everything about it. What changes for people, according to Huxley, when this perspective is altered?
Essay Topic 2
According to Huxley, mescalin altered his perceptions in a variety of ways. What were some of the ways in which his perception of reality was altered? How did he feel about these changes? What is Huxley's theory regarding how mescalin works on the human brain? Is this theory accurate? What lasting effects resulted from Huxley's use of mescalin?
Essay Topic 3
Huxley uses zoology as a metaphor for the unexplored regions of the human mind. What is a metaphor? What is Huxley trying to convey by using this metaphor? Is the metaphor effective and appropriate? If not, is there a more appropriate one which he could have used, and why would it have been better? Did this metaphor aid your understanding of Huxley's point?
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