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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. How do utilitarians feel about art?
(a) It is a necessary diversion for humanity.
(b) It is only worthwhile if it is beautiful and functional, as in the case of fine architecture.
(c) It doesn't have much value.
(d) It is useful only when it is appreciated by most of society.

2. Why are religious beings often portrayed doing nothing?
(a) Because their role is not an active one.
(b) Because human beings are not predisposed to look for action in art.
(c) Because it would be sacreligious to presume to know what divine beings do with their time.
(d) Because it is too difficult for most painters to make something beautiful and to also convey a message with it.

3. What is Heaven, according to the author?
(a) A concept invented by humanity because of our desperate need for hope.
(b) A fallacy, created by those who misinterpreted visionary experiences.
(c) A place of rest and repose, where no one is doing anything.
(d) A vantage point for viewing divinity.

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

5. The author feels that all human beings are naturally what?
(a) Solitary, but not introspective.
(b) Solitary, but sometimes focused on others.
(c) Introspective, but group-oriented.
(d) Introspective and solitary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the first technique in Appendix 1 even less understood than mescalin use?

3. According to Huxley, what causes negative visionary experiences?

4. What is known about the substance being tested as of the year the experiment is performed?

5. What is the main quality of the drug being tested?

(see the answer key)

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