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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Plant and Primates: Postcards from the Stoned Age.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author originally believed that magic was a phenomenon of the...?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Naive,
(c) Primitive.
(d) Both of these.

2. What used to be considered 'god' and what do we call it now?
(a) None of these.
(b) Conscience.
(c) Karma.
(d) The ego.

3. What is the connection between the loss of connection to nature and humanity?
(a) Domestication.
(b) Animal breeding.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Livestock.

4. What is the name of the vines used in making ayahuasca?
(a) The Banisteriopsis vines.
(b) Wisteria sinensis.
(c) Campsis-radicans.
(d) Lonicera sempervirens.

5. What attitudes do allies have?
(a) They are quiet and stupid.
(b) They are pushy and insistent.
(c) They are intelligent and quiet.
(d) They are quiet and shy,

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the most recently evolved areas of the human brain?

2. What according to McKenna seems to be the unique characteristic of the hominids?

3. What is a common occurrence regarding psilocybin intoxication?

4. What questions do humans find most interesting?

5. What do psychoactive plants allow a shaman to do?

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