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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Habits as Culture and Religion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must the plant that may have contributed to the emergence of consciousness be in Africa?
(a) Africa is the warmest of all the continents so must be where humanity began.
(b) The evidence is overwhelming that Africa is where humanity began.
(c) Africa is the most grassy of the continents so must be where mushrooms grew.
(d) Africa is a nice place to live, so it must be where the early humans were from.

2. What happens where hallucinogenic plants do not occur?
(a) Cultural innovation does not occur.
(b) Cultural innovation occurs very slowly if at all.
(c) Cultural innovation occurs at high speeds.
(d) Cultural innovation doesn't provide any new information.

3. When was the first sample of psilocybe cubensis collected?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1905.

4. What religion in Africa is hallucinogenic plant based?
(a) Iboga.
(b) Bwratini.
(c) Bwiti.
(d) Bwati.

5. What two groups of scientists have analyzed shamanism?
(a) Psychologists and Neurologists.
(b) Neurologists and Anthropologists.
(c) Neurologists and Sociologists.
(d) Anthropologists and Psychologists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what pharmacological areas has LSD aided humanity?

2. What did Carl Saur believe was the explanation for grasslands?

3. What particular family of active chemical compounds does McKenna believe affected human development?

4. What is a common occurrence regarding psilocybin intoxication?

5. What does this form of civilization bring with it?

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