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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Appendix 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Carlyle, why didn't he suffer from any definite fear?
(a) He had no hope.
(b) Nothing could be worse than his present condition.
(c) He knew God would protect him.
(d) He felt that death was merely another stage of existence.

2. What were the two primary uses of the science of "pyrotechny," according to the author?
(a) Stage lighting and religious ceremony.
(b) Religious ceremony and weaponry.
(c) Weaponry and fireworks.
(d) Fireworks and stage lighting.

3. What topic does the author explore in Appendix 2?
(a) The personality traits common to most visionaries and mystics.
(b) The uncommon accuracy with which most visionaries are able to recall their visions.
(c) The availability and safety of various vision-inducing techniques.
(d) The role of visionaries and mystics in the modern Western world.

4. According to the author, where do the mentally-ill people discussed at the beginning of Appendix 6 spend their time?
(a) In Hell.
(b) On Earth.
(c) In Heaven.
(d) None of these places.

5. What was the subject of the poem the author quotes in Appendix 5?
(a) A child on a road surrounded by corn fields.
(b) A bird flying out of a bush and settling in the poet's hand.
(c) A solitary oak tree on top of a hill.
(d) A pond surrounded by poplars in fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Carlyle compare the heavens and earth?

2. What materials were often used for self-flagellation?

3. What two techniques, according to the author, can produce effects similar to those of mescalin?

4. What affects one's ability to have visionary experiences, according to the author, if one is using the first method mentioned in Appendix 1?

5. What is the first Gericault painting mentioned by the author in Appendix 7?

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