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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the drug typically used up until the 1950s?
(a) Recreationally, and in religious ceremonies.
(b) Recreationally.
(c) In religious ceremonies.
(d) To sedate those with psychiatric problems.

2. What two techniques, according to the author, can produce effects similar to those of mescalin?
(a) Meditation and sensory deprivation.
(b) Hypnosis and fasting.
(c) Fasting and sensory deprivation.
(d) Fasting and meditation.

3. How does the author describe La Tour as a person?
(a) Gruff but kind.
(b) Generous and hard-working.
(c) Humble, wise, and meek.
(d) Hard, avaricious, and proud.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main reason for conducting the experiment in which the author participates?

2. The substance being tested has been used by Native Americans of what region for hundreds of years?

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

4. How do utilitarians feel about art?

5. Who is the first painter mentioned in Appendix IV?

(see the answer key)

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