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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. When was the hypodermic syringe invented?

2. Why were the stimulant properties in coffee and tea the ideal drug of the industrial revolution?

3. What often went hand in hand with alcohol?

4. What is the snake a symbol of regarding shamanic convention?

5. What was the reason for the American government to make the emphasis off of heroin and onto cocaine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reasonable course of action regarding substance use?

2. How did coffee and tea support the sugar trade?

3. What was the difference in the tobacco's smoked by the natives in South America and the tobacco cultivated in Europe?

4. How did the mystery get abandoned?

5. In what ways were opium ingested and what sparked the change in ingestion?

6. What were the first of the Europeans to outlaw tobacco? What affect did this have on consumption?

7. In what ways is alcohol a problem for society?

8. What of Marco Polo's adventures in the mysterious East may have blackened Cannabis' reputation?

9. What was considered history's joke on Europe?

10. What was the Old World belief regarding honeybees? Why is this of significance regarding the Partnership society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 compared the dissection of corpses to learn anatomy similar to the expansion of the mind to learn why human beings exist. Although one was punished as witchcraft, students still risked imprisonment and death to advance their knowledge. McKenna argues that humanity should continue to experiment with hallucinogens in modern times. Do you support this position? Why or why not? How is this an interesting concept to approach? Why would it have to be approached cautiously?

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