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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Searching for Soma: The Golden Vedic Enigma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion in Africa is hallucinogenic plant based?
(a) Bwratini.
(b) Iboga.
(c) Bwiti.
(d) Bwati.

2. What was the name of the old woman who had provided the author with ayahuasca?
(a) Dona Carolina.
(b) Dona Catalina.
(c) Dona Caralina.
(d) Dona Ceraline.

3. What is interesting to note about Soma?
(a) All of these.
(b) The substance it is prepared from still has yet to be identified.
(c) It is, in affect a cure all and life extender.
(d) No praise seems to be enough for the substance.

4. What is the soul of poetic verse?
(a) Truth.
(b) Commitment.
(c) Ecstasy.
(d) Love.

5. What did Carl Saur believe was the explanation for grasslands?
(a) Human activity, specifically agriculture.
(b) A natural occurrence where trees aren't in abundance.
(c) Human activity, specifically seasonal burning.
(d) Human activity, specifically logging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does this form of civilization bring with it?

2. When did the preparation of visionary Soma cease?

3. What attitudes do allies have?

4. Why would mushrooms have been especially noticeable on the African grasslands?

5. What is shamanism?

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