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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. After what point may a shaman have access to a superhuman plane?

2. When was the first sample of psilocybe cubensis collected?

3. What attitudes do allies have?

4. What are allies friendly towards?

5. What two groups of scientists have analyzed shamanism?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has happened to communication techniques throughout evolution?

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

4. What was noted physiologically with the evolution of language?

5. What factor influenced the fall of the female deity as well as the separation of humans from the environment?

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

7. What is the twentieth century linguistic revolution based on?

8. What is Tasili n Ajjer famous for?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Hypothesize the outcome of the legalization of all drugs. Would this create more or less of a problem in management? Why? How might society function with all drugs legalized? In what ways would society change? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Explain McKenna's position on legal drugs. What are their origins? Why did they gain immediate popularity? What are their negative side effects? How prevalent are their usage today?

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