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

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

3. According to the author, what are the two ways to achieve a level of consciousness that allows for exploration of the undiscovered areas of the mind?
(a) Meditation and drugs.
(b) Drugs and hypnosis.
(c) Fasting and meditation.
(d) Drugs and fasting.

4. How does mescalin affect the user's brain function?
(a) It affects the user's ability to react appropriately to potentially dangerous situations.
(b) It makes users unable to recognize or remember familiar people, places and objects.
(c) It affects the brain's enzymes and absorption of glucose.
(d) It blocks the brain's ability to filter sensory input.

5. To what field of science does the author compare the human mind at the beginning of "Heaven and Hell"?
(a) Zoology.
(b) Physiology.
(c) Ornithology.
(d) Etymology.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whence does the author believe visionary experiences originate?

2. Why do people sometimes leave flowers as a religious offering, according to the author?

3. How does the author feel about the passage of time during the experiment?

4. What substance is the author testing in the experiment?

5. What discovery was made about the substance being tested in the early 1950s?

(see the answer key)

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