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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is a grass containing DMT an unlikely source of material to boost the human consciousness?
(a) It would have to be distilled.
(b) Humans didn't graze.
(c) It would have to be extracted.
(d) Humans didn't eat grass.

2. What is produced by language?
(a) Reality.
(b) Fiction.
(c) People.
(d) Ideas.

3. What do psychoactive plants allow a shaman to do?
(a) To inflate their ego.
(b) Allow the healer to journey into an invisible realm of natural magic.
(c) To manipulate the environment.
(d) To feel good about himself.

4. After what point may a shaman have access to a superhuman plane?
(a) After he has the experience of resurrection while in ecstasy.
(b) After he has graduated the "shamanism 101" course.
(c) After he has trained for fifteen years under the tutelage of a shaman.
(d) After he has gained the wisdom from the other plane.

5. What is the name of the vines used in making ayahuasca?
(a) Campsis-radicans.
(b) The Banisteriopsis vines.
(c) Wisteria sinensis.
(d) Lonicera sempervirens.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author originally believed that magic was a phenomenon of the...?

2. "Shamanic ecstasy is is an act of _______..."?

3. What plant is considered not only a hallucinogen, but also an aphrodisiac?

4. Where do the most powerful mutagens occur naturally?

5. What particular family of active chemical compounds does McKenna believe affected human development?

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