Stress

1. Classify the means of chemical persuasion.

2. How is soma different from other drugs? What is its purpose?

3. In what way does soma reverse Karl Marx’s idea?

4. How do the new drugs affect our nervous system? In what way are they similar to soma?

5. What is Huxley’s opinion in regards to “Cannabis sativa”?

6. How is soma similar to tranquilizers?

7. Discuss the political use of a drug similar to soma. How can a dictator induce his subjects to take

a pill?

8. What human senses does soma heighten?

9. What does the author state about the “truth serum”?

10. What are the advantages and disadvantages of soma in your opinion?