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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe our ancestors' winter diets in Appendix 2?
(a) They ate dried meat and fruit which they stored during the autumn harvest.
(b) They ate pretty much the same diet they ate during the rest of the year.
(c) They ate no fruit, no vegetables, and very little meat or dairy.
(d) They ate mostly meat and grains, with some fruit and vegetables.

2. According to the author, which form of art is most practically useful?
(a) Literature.
(b) Ceramics.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Sculpture.

3. According to the author, what is one example of the importance of colors and light to many cultures?
(a) Lasers.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) Gemstones.
(d) Tattoos.

4. What is the potential danger of the second technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) It may produce long-term changes in brain function.
(b) It may create an unpleasant sensation of nausea or vertigo.
(c) It may cause an epileptic seizure.
(d) It may last longer than the user originally intended.

5. To what researcher does the author refer when commenting on the first technique in Appendix 1?
(a) Tamachi.
(b) Klein.
(c) Kristoff.
(d) Meduna.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what are the odds of a negative reaction with the second technique described in Appendix 1?

2. According to the author, in what year did the rediscovery of La Tour begin?

3. Which physiological system's tissues are more "vulnerable," according to the author, than the others?

4. Which of these is NOT a vision which the author thinks might be produced by prodding the brain with an electrode?

5. The author states in Appendix 3 that the cinematographic art of the distorted documentary seems to presage the end of what?

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