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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. Why must the plant sought require no preparation?

2. What happens where hallucinogenic plants do not occur?

3. What did the built in recliners suggest?

4. Where are the ibogaine family of substances from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what ways has Catal Huyuk puzzled archeologists?

3. In what regard do most Westerners hold magic and those that claim to be practitioners of it?

4. What has happened to communication techniques throughout evolution?

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

6. Why are the numbered paragraphs so important to humanity?

7. What important factor did women bring to language?

8. What did the Natufian culture bring to Palestine?

9. What is Tasili n Ajjer famous for?

10. What are considered tools for the exploration of the human psyche? How are psychedelic shamans being considered as of recently again?

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

Discuss the legal substances as a form of control. If McKenna is right, then how are some of the illegal substances a form of liberation? How would these negatively impact the level of control the government could exert on the population?

Essay Topic 3

McKenna makes the argument that humans are pre-programmed to search out forms of intoxication. Do you agree or disagree with this assessment? What arguments other than those of McKenna do you have to support your position?

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