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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the biggest difference between dreams and visions, according to the author?
(a) Color is rare in dreams, but is always present in visions.
(b) Dreams can be had while awake or asleep, while visions only occur when one is awake.
(c) Visions are often similar to religious experiences, but dreams usually aren't.
(d) Visions can be induced, while dreams only happen randomly.

2. What was a magic lantern show?
(a) A laser light display.
(b) A projection created with cut-glass and candlelight.
(c) The nineteenth-century equivalent of a movie.
(d) An early fireworks display.

3. What substance is produced when adrenalin decomposes?
(a) Mescalin.
(b) Adrenochrome.
(c) Serotonin.
(d) Melatonin.

4. According to the author, what is theatrical spectacle?
(a) A way of communicating morals and values to lower-class citizens.
(b) A transporting and enlightening form of pageantry.
(c) Pageantry without religious or political overtones.
(d) A means by which those without access to high culture can enjoy pageantry.

5. What is the art form which is most likely to transport those who experience it?
(a) Stained glass.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Painting.
(d) Sculpture.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Appendix 3 that the cinematographic art of the distorted documentary seems to presage the end of what?

2. The substance produced by the breakdown of adrenaline mimics the effect of what psychological disorder?

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

4. When did fireworks re-enter the world of popular entertainment, according to the author?

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

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