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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. According to Duncan MacNaughton, what is the purpose of the long dark tunnels in the Great Pyramid?

2. In daily speech, what is the 4th circuit known as?

3. In Wilson's division of human life into eight stages, what happens at the eighth level?

4. What is the basic choice when operating on the 2nd circuit?

5. How many circuits does Timothy Leary believe the human brain possesses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What approaches to immortality have been researched by Dr. Paul Segall?

2. What caused Wilson to become fearless?

3. What does Wilson say inevitably happens to conspiracy buffs?

4. What is COINTELPRO?

5. What is the Black Rite?

6. How does Timothy Leary describe the emotional circuit of the brain?

7. How did Wilson's daughter Luna stop the wheel of Karma?

8. How did Timothy Leary help Wilson endure the death of his daughter Luna?

9. Which paranormal phenomena does Wilson believe can be accounted for within the possibilities of quantum theory?

10. What would pull the "cosmic trigger," according to Robert Temple in the Sirius Mystery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Wilson mean when he says that research into the occult eventually leads into "Chapel Perilous?" Using quotations and examples from the text, explain the concept of Chapel Perilous, and what happens to an individual who goes there.

Essay Topic 2

Wilson claims that the common understanding of Karma is inaccurate and simplistic. Write an informational essay in which you explain the wheel of Karma and what the common interpretation lacks. Include the example from the text in which the author's daughter was able to stop and reverse the wheel of Karma after being attacked.

Essay Topic 3

In Timothy Leary's introduction, he characterizes this book as an epic or an odyssey. Detail how this book qualifies as a story of a quest, using examples from the text. In what sense is Wilson a voyager, an adventurer, or a hero?

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