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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to the author in Appendix 6, what opens the doors of heaven, hell, and limbo for the living?
(a) Spiritual enlightenment.
(b) The presence or absence of certain chemicals in the blood.
(c) "Massy keys of metals twain."
(d) Death.
2. Who is the first painter mentioned in Appendix IV?
(a) Velasquez.
(b) La Tour.
(c) Piero.
(d) Khmer.
3. What is the biggest difference between dreams and visions, according to the author?
(a) Visions are often similar to religious experiences, but dreams usually aren't.
(b) Visions can be induced, while dreams only happen randomly.
(c) Color is rare in dreams, but is always present in visions.
(d) Dreams can be had while awake or asleep, while visions only occur when one is awake.
4. What does the author say at the end of Appendix 3 about the past?
(a) It has nothing to teach us, because it will repeat itself regardless.
(b) It must be learned from, or it will be repeated.
(c) It is not fixed and unalterable.
(d) It can never be changed.
5. What topic does the author explore in Appendix 2?
(a) The role of visionaries and mystics in the modern Western world.
(b) The personality traits common to most visionaries and mystics.
(c) The uncommon accuracy with which most visionaries are able to recall their visions.
(d) The availability and safety of various vision-inducing techniques.
Short Answer Questions
1. How are many visionaries received by others, according to the author?
2. The author states in Appendix 3 that the cinematographic art of the distorted documentary seems to presage the end of what?
3. The first painter mentioned in Appendix IV was the appointed artist to the king of what nation?
4. What substance is produced when adrenalin decomposes?
5. What is the political purpose of regalia and pageantry, according to the author?
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