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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. Why are religious beings often portrayed doing nothing?
2. How does the author respond when the researcher asks him if his experience with the drug is positive or negative?
3. What was a magic lantern show?
4. According to the author, what are the two ways to achieve a level of consciousness that allows for exploration of the undiscovered areas of the mind?
5. When did fireworks re-enter the world of popular entertainment, according to the author?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what other way did faithful people sometimes induce religious visions, according to the author?
2. What does the author say about Plato during the first part of the mescalin experiment?
3. How does the author feel about the explanations for visions which he presents in Appendix 2?
4. How was pageantry used as a political tool?
5. What effects did our ancestors experience as a result of their diets, according to the information presented in Appendix 2?
6. What metaphor does the author use at the beginning of "Heaven and Hell" to describe the unexplored regions of the human psyche?
7. What does the author begin to ponder after seeing a book of Sandro Botticelli's paintings in the World's Biggest Drug Store?
8. What types of art have the most transportative properties, according to the author?
9. What are the author's expectations regarding what he will experience during the mescalin trial?
10. What experiment was conducted on the human brain by Penfield?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Huxley mentions the diminished role of psychics and visionaries in modern Western society. Why is this the case? Why are they still more prevalent in other societies? What changes occurred which brought about this situation? Do you agree with Huxley's opinion on psychics and visionaries?
Essay Topic 2
Huxley describes various vision-inducing methods in the book. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method, and why? Which one does Huxley prefer? What groups of people commonly used each method? Is each method still commonly used? Are they all equally effective? If not, which ones are more effective?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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