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

2. What is not a shamanic method of ecstasy?

3. What do the dancing shamans have in their hands and sticking out of their bodies?

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

5. What intoxicant was imbibed by the tribes of Siberia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What psychological shift left European civilization at a disadvantage?

2. What is the difference between a dominator society and a partnership society?

3. How does Western society regard healers? How is this a problem?

4. What two group activities acted to draw the hunter gatherer and tribal people closer together that modern civilization disdains?

5. In what two ways can the Transcendent Other be described?

6. How can the Stropharia cubensis mushroom be seen as both male and female?

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

8. The knowledge of what mystery was lost and what was the affect on humanity of this loss?

9. What is Tasili n Ajjer famous for?

10. What happened to the potential of ibogaine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Soma. What intriguing notions does this substance offer, according to the lore? How are these substances apt to be exaggerations? What of them might be true? What is the problem with ascertaining exactly what substance Soma actually could be?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss your regard of the book. Did it challenge the way you view society and its function? Why or why not? In what regard does it give you some new and interesting information to challenge your current perception?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ten points of McKenna's master plan in renewing the Archaic Paradise. Does this seem in theory like a good plan? Why or why not? How are some of these easier to implement then others? What would be the most difficult and why? What would be the easiest? Explain your answers thoroughly.

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