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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Terence McKenna believe Eden was?
(a) The Tasilli n Ajjer.
(b) The Tassili n Ajjer.
(c) All of these.
(d) The Tasili n Agger.

2. Where are the ibogaine family of substances from?
(a) India.
(b) China.
(c) North America.
(d) None of these.

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

4. Where might this form of civilization began?
(a) Turkey.
(b) France.
(c) None of these.
(d) Africa.

5. What isn't ecstasy?
(a) Familiar.
(b) Terrifying.
(c) A subservient experience.
(d) Hilarious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was important in the evolution of modern humans?

2. Which writer is mentioned?

3. What does a shaman get from entering the domain of plant intelligence?

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

5. What is twilight state thinking characterized by?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would a culture that shifted back to being plant based be beneficial to today's culture?

2. What does John Pfeiffer observe about Upper Paleolithic art?

3. What important factor did women bring to language?

4. In what ways has Catal Huyuk puzzled archeologists?

5. Why does cattle being a major motif in the Soma cult make little sense if Wasson is right?

6. In what ways is the shaman a remote ancestor of the poet and the artist?

7. Up until what point did shamanism lose its grip on humanity?

8. What happened to the potential of ibogaine?

9. What is shamanism?

10. What are the two active chemical compounds in the Fly Agaric mushroom?

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