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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are marble and stone often particularly impressive materials in art?
(a) Because the pieces made from them are usually very large.
(b) Because they are more difficult to work with than other media.
(c) Because they last longer than many other pieces of art.
(d) Because they are so hard to find.

2. Why is the first technique in Appendix 1 even less understood than mescalin use?
(a) There's a lot of variation in what people see while using this technique.
(b) No research has been performed to determine its long-term effects.
(c) It is used by very few people in comparison to mescalin.
(d) Its specific effects on the brain are not well understood.

3. What substance is the author testing in the experiment?
(a) Mescalin.
(b) Acid.
(c) Angel dust.
(d) Cocaine.

4. How does the author respond when asked about spatial relationships?
(a) They don't seem to matter as much as they usually do.
(b) They are more noticeable and pronounced than usual.
(c) They are warped and inaccurate.
(d) They have completely ceased to matter to him.

5. According to the author, what is the most important effect of the first technique mentioned in Appendix 1?
(a) A marked increase in the subject's ability to see things with their eyes closed.
(b) Subjects perceiving that they are able to communicate with a higher power.
(c) The cheapness and availability of the substance used.
(d) The rarity of negative side effects in users.

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

3. What results were produced when a researcher prodded parts of the brain with a fine electrode?

4. To what field of science does the author compare the human mind at the beginning of "Heaven and Hell"?

5. According to the author, what did one subject see while under the effects of mescalin and the second technique described in Appendix 1?

(see the answer key)

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