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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drug did Wilson say led him to Hedonic Gratification?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) PCP.
(c) Peyote.
(d) LSD.

2. Which government agency does the author say was responsible for his opinion that governments are more bad than good?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The army.
(c) The FDA.
(d) The CIA.

3. What does Timothy Leary name his studies?
(a) Exo-psychology.
(b) Shamanism for the 20th Century.
(c) Interstellar communication.
(d) Agnosticism.

4. What mystical experience happened to the author's youngest daughter Luna?
(a) She moved objects with her mind.
(b) She was contacted by extraterrestrials.
(c) She had a vision of Sirius.
(d) She levitated.

5. How many neurological circuits does Timothy Leary believe human beings have?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

6. What does the author regard as Aleister Crowley's major achievement?
(a) His Nietzchean Supermanism.
(b) His notorious anti-Christian philosophy.
(c) The synthesis of occult traditions with scientific methods.
(d) His anarcho-fascist Darwinism.

7. What professional group does Timothy Leary say has experienced mystical spiritual experiences?
(a) Nurses.
(b) Astronauts.
(c) Government officials.
(d) Policemen.

8. What does the Book of the Law say is "the whole of the law"?
(a) "Obey the gods."
(b) "Do what thou wilt."
(c) "Keep the commandments."
(d) "If it feels good, do it."

9. What three factors does Timothy Leary believe are critical to correct use of mind-altering drugs?
(a) Personality, DNA, and setting.
(b) Dosage, set, and setting.
(c) Ambiance, companions, and dosage.
(d) Time, place, and patient.

10. What do most members of the Earth People under Dr. Paul Segall study?
(a) Science.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Religion.
(d) Politics.

11. What is the Discordian mystic sign?
(a) Crossed fingers.
(b) The two-finger V.
(c) The extended middle finger.
(d) Thumbs up.

12. What does Timothy Leary believe should replace the model of psychologist and patient?
(a) Guru and apprentice.
(b) Salesperson and customer.
(c) Research team.
(d) Adept and client.

13. What does psychiatrist R.D. Laing believe is the principle cause of psychotic breakdowns?
(a) Information overload.
(b) Lack of information.
(c) Disinformation.
(d) Misinformation.

14. What did Joseph Simonton claim to receive from an extraterrestrial?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A trip through the atmosphere.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Enlightenment.

15. What did Dr. Wilhelm Reich teach was Public Health Problem Number One?
(a) Unmonitored drug use.
(b) Sexual repression.
(c) Obesity.
(d) Karmic coincidences.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Timothy Leary say is the message?

2. What planet did both a West Virginia salesman and a Washington, D.C. law student independently claim had sent them a visitor?

3. What percentage of prisoners in Timothy Leary's rehabilitation project were able to stay out of prison?

4. Who founded the religion of Discordianism?

5. Who is Our Lady of Guadalupe believed to be?

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