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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 is it important that people can sometimes be hypnotized by gemstones?
(a) It gets psychiatrists another step closer to understanding how hypnotism works.
(b) It offers another way for people to achieve the same results that they would get with drugs.
(c) It demonstrates the suggestibility of humans.
(d) It shows the power that art has over the human mind.

2. 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 last longer than the user originally intended.
(d) It may cause an epileptic seizure.

3. What researcher performed experiments with touching parts of the brain with a fine electrode?
(a) Penfield.
(b) Maradon.
(c) Kreitz.
(d) Jaung.

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

5. What discovery was made about the substance being tested in the early 1950s?
(a) It shouldn't be used by people with anxiety or panic disorders.
(b) Its chemical makeup is similar to adrenalin.
(c) It permanently alters the user's brain in some ways.
(d) It was a natural by-product of processing the plant in certain ways.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the experiment take place?

2. In what type of plant is the substance being tested commonly found?

3. What are the first objects upon which the author intently focuses during the experiment?

4. What is the second technique, described by the author in Appendix 1, for inducing a visionary state?

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

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