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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. Which is NOT a practice that mimics the effects which result from the first technique described in Appendix 1?
(a) Singing.
(b) Shouting.
(c) Yogic breathing.
(d) Running.

2. What development contributed greatly, according to the author, to pageantry and theatrical spectacle?
(a) Photography.
(b) Mass production of clothing and jewelry.
(c) Widespread literacy.
(d) Artificial lighting.

3. According to the author, at the end of Appendix 1 what is one claim that is made almost universally by visionaries?
(a) They never have the same vision twice.
(b) They are unable to produce the visions at will, regardless of the methods they try.
(c) They are unable to recall the experience in anything approaching its original intensity.
(d) They can only have the visions when they are in the right frame of mind to do so.

4. Who is the first painter mentioned in Appendix IV?
(a) Khmer.
(b) La Tour.
(c) Velasquez.
(d) Piero.

5. What chemicals were released into the bloodstream during the act of self-flagellation?
(a) Adrenalin and histamines.
(b) Endorphins and serotonin.
(c) Histamines and endorphins.
(d) Serotonin and adrenalin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does mescalin affect the user's brain function?

2. What materials were often used for self-flagellation?

3. Which is NOT an object or work of art that the author references in comparison to the subjects of La Tour's paintings?

4. To what does the author compare someone fasting and self-flagellating, instead of using drugs, to achieve a visionary experience?

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

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