Question 1

In the 1950s, what was the Parke, Davis & Company investigating, and which animal did they use while conducting their research?

Accepted Answer

In the 1950s, Parke, Davis & C...

Question 2

Give some examples of the use of hallucinogenic plants or drugs in connection with religious practices.

Accepted Answer

Psilocybin in Mexico, the Good Friday ex...

Question 3

Why is LSD considered to be the most potent psychoactive agent known to man?

Accepted Answer

A)   It produces such powerful effects on the mind.
B)   It is so toxic.
C)   It produces effects at very low dosages.
D)   Its effects are very long-lasting.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The Native American Church includes aspects of Christianity and uses __________ as a sacrament.

Accepted Answer

A)   LSD
B)   Peyote
C)   Cohoba snuff
D)   Coca leavesE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

LSD and psilocybin are examples of catechol hallucinogens.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The suggestion has been made that the ambrosia (food of the gods) mentioned in the secret rites of the god Dionysius in Greece was a solution of the Amanita mushroom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Synesthesia refers to the experiencing of hallucinogenic effects even months after taking the drug.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 8

Martha was telling her friends she was using peace pill and angel dust. Which substance was she describing?

Accepted Answer

A)   DMT
B)   Psilocybin
C)   Methamphetamine
D)   PCPE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Which term might describe the following belief that if a plant contains a spirit, then eating the plant transfers that spirit to the person who eats it?

Accepted Answer

A)   Animism
B)   Entactogen
C)   Muscaria
D)   PhantasticaE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Although PCP was tested on humans, it was eventually adopted primarily for use in animals as an anesthetic and also in so-called "tranquillizer" guns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who was the first to report the psychological effect of LSD?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dr. Sigmund Freud
B)   Albert Hofmann
C)   Timothy Leary
D)   Humphrey OsmondE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

It was believed that if a plant contains a spirit, then eating the plant transfers that spirit to the person who eats it, and the spirit of the plant can speak to the consumer, make that person feel the plant's joy, or provide special powers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How does Canada's MDMA availability rate among other counties in the world, and what is the consequence?

Accepted Answer

Since 2005, Canada has been re...

Question 14

Ricaurte and colleagues were forced to retract their paper one year after it was published in The New York Times on September 27, 2002, because they discovered what drug had been mistakenly given, rather than MDMA?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mescaline
B)   2-C-T7
C)   Methamphetamine
D)   DOME) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which drug has been reported to produce an increase in sociability and euphoria as well as an increase in blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse?

Accepted Answer

A)   MDMA
B)   PCP
C)   Scopolamine
D)   BufoteninE) A) and D)
F) A) and C) A

Question 16

During the 1950s and 60s the Canadian government funded the research of Dr. Donald Cameron who some have suggested used LSD with psychiatric patients, and often without their consent to investigate which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Anxiety
B)   Amnesia
C)   Criminal Interrogation
D)   PsychosesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Anticholinergic plants like Datura have potent psychological effects but are not very dangerous physiologically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which Quechuan name, describes the combination of two plants, one containing DMT and the other containing harmaline (an MAO inhibitor) , that is used in the Amazon region?

Accepted Answer

A)   Psilocybin
B)   Mescal
C)   Ayahuasca
D)   AmanitaE) A) and D)
F) A) and C) C

Question 19

A close relative of LSD, d-lysergic acid amide, is found naturally in which two of the following plants?

Accepted Answer

A)   Morning glories and Hawaiian baby woodrose
B)   Peyote cactus and Henbane
C)   Henbane and Opium poppies
D)   Opium poppies and Morning gloriesE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

LSD is the most potent and notorious of the hallucinogens found in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Hallucinogens

In the 1950s, what was the Parke, Davis & Company investigating, and which animal did they use while conducting their research?

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Give some examples of the use of hallucinogenic plants or drugs in connection with religious practices.

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Why is LSD considered to be the most potent psychoactive agent known to man?

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The Native American Church includes aspects of Christianity and uses __________ as a sacrament.

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LSD and psilocybin are examples of catechol hallucinogens.

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The suggestion has been made that the ambrosia (food of the gods) mentioned in the secret rites of the god Dionysius in Greece was a solution of the Amanita mushroom.

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Synesthesia refers to the experiencing of hallucinogenic effects even months after taking the drug.

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Martha was telling her friends she was using peace pill and angel dust. Which substance was she describing?

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Which term might describe the following belief that if a plant contains a spirit, then eating the plant transfers that spirit to the person who eats it?

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Although PCP was tested on humans, it was eventually adopted primarily for use in animals as an anesthetic and also in so-called "tranquillizer" guns.

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Who was the first to report the psychological effect of LSD?

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It was believed that if a plant contains a spirit, then eating the plant transfers that spirit to the person who eats it, and the spirit of the plant can speak to the consumer, make that person feel the plant's joy, or provide special powers.

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How does Canada's MDMA availability rate among other counties in the world, and what is the consequence?

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Ricaurte and colleagues were forced to retract their paper one year after it was published in The New York Times on September 27, 2002, because they discovered what drug had been mistakenly given, rather than MDMA?

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Which drug has been reported to produce an increase in sociability and euphoria as well as an increase in blood pressure, body temperature, and pulse?

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During the 1950s and 60s the Canadian government funded the research of Dr. Donald Cameron who some have suggested used LSD with psychiatric patients, and often without their consent to investigate which of the following?

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Anticholinergic plants like Datura have potent psychological effects but are not very dangerous physiologically.

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Which Quechuan name, describes the combination of two plants, one containing DMT and the other containing harmaline (an MAO inhibitor) , that is used in the Amazon region?

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A close relative of LSD, d-lysergic acid amide, is found naturally in which two of the following plants?

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LSD is the most potent and notorious of the hallucinogens found in nature.

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