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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say at the end of Appendix 3 about the past?
(a) It is not fixed and unalterable.
(b) It has nothing to teach us, because it will repeat itself regardless.
(c) It can never be changed.
(d) It must be learned from, or it will be repeated.

2. According to the author, what is theatrical spectacle?
(a) A means by which those without access to high culture can enjoy pageantry.
(b) A transporting and enlightening form of pageantry.
(c) Pageantry without religious or political overtones.
(d) A way of communicating morals and values to lower-class citizens.

3. What is the second technique, described by the author in Appendix 1, for inducing a visionary state?
(a) Use of a stroboscopic lamp.
(b) Use of a repetitive hand movement.
(c) Use of ambient music.
(d) Use of various sound frequencies.

4. In theological terms, the progress the author mentions at the end of Appendix 6 is a transition from what to what?
(a) From Hades to Purgatory.
(b) From Heaven to Hades.
(c) From Purgatory to Heaven.
(d) From Hades to Heaven.

5. A mental state similar to that of schizophrenia can be induced by administering what drug?
(a) Derivatives of adrenalin.
(b) LSD.
(c) PCP.
(d) Mescalin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What affects one's ability to have visionary experiences, according to the author, if one is using the first method mentioned in Appendix 1?

2. From whence does the author believe visionary experiences originate?

3. When did fireworks re-enter the world of popular entertainment, according to the author?

4. Which is NOT one of the "visionary arts" that the author mentions at the beginning of Appendix 3?

5. What happened to "pyrotechny" after the fall of Rome?

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