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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote A Candle in the Dark?
(a) Thomas Ady.
(b) George Burroughs.
(c) Elton John.
(d) John Salem.

2. What does Carl Sagan work mostly with?
(a) Planets.
(b) Physics.
(c) Economics.
(d) Weather.

3. What, more than likely, was the real craft that crashed in Roswell?
(a) A Russian aircraft.
(b) A spy aircraft.
(c) A spy satellite.
(d) A spy balloon.

4. 'Those in power ... have a vested interest in discouraging _____________.'
(a) Alien invasion.
(b) Credulity.
(c) Demons.
(d) Skepticism.

5. Who wrote On the Distinction Between True and False Visions?
(a) Jean Gerson.
(b) Joan of Arc.
(c) Jean Chrétien.
(d) Jean Petit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does REM stand for?

2. In the book by Robert Lindner, how many minutes are in the hour?

3. Who were responsible for the original crop circles?

4. What did Travis Walton's mother say when her son was hit by alien lightning and taken into space?

5. At the center of which galaxy are millions of voices reportedly singing 'Glory, glory, glory to the Lord on high?'

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Malleus Maleficarum and the effect it had upon human history.

2. What is the story of Franz Mesmer?

3. Why does Sagan believe that there might actually have been secret investigative teams to look into reports of UFOs?

4. How was the sample of The Demon-Haunted World received by the media?

5. According to Carl Sagan, is spirituality compatible with science? Do you agree?

6. What is the correlation between UFO sightings and the Cold War?

7. Describe tabloid journalism and the effect that you think it has upon the world.

8. How were the pyramids on Mars really created?

9. What explanation does Sagan give for massive blackouts on released NSA documents?

10. What is the story of Paul Ingram?

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