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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. What substances did the author use?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Psilocybin mushrooms.
(c) Ayahuasca.
(d) Neither of these.

2. Where is the answer located on how to achieve balance within the environment?
(a) In aboriginal reserves.
(b) In Third World countries.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

3. What do psychoactive plants allow a shaman to do?
(a) Allow the healer to journey into an invisible realm of natural magic.
(b) To manipulate the environment.
(c) To feel good about himself.
(d) To inflate their ego.

4. Which writer is mentioned?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Mircea Eliade.
(d) Carlos Castaneda.

5. What is the modern incarnation of the Shaman?
(a) There aren't any modern shamans.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Artists,
(d) Poets.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the first sample of psilocybe cubensis collected?

3. What does psilocybin have a catalytic effect on?

4. What was the name of the old woman who had provided the author with ayahuasca?

5. Where is it likely the linguistic evolution began?

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