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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a year, how many school days are there in Japan compared to the 180 of the United States?

2. What is there so such thing as?

3. What does ACLU stand for?

4. What is taboo in all societies?

5. What disease does quinine help relieve the symptoms of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in environments of established knowledge? What happens when what needs to be learned changes quickly?

2. How are scientists generally portrayed on television?

3. Describe the response that Carl Sagan's article in Parade magazine received from readers?

4. What advantage does the idea of the afterlife give a society?

5. What did James Clerk Maxwell achieve?

6. How does Sagan explain the conflict between our material being and the perceived spiritual world?

7. What happens to students between kindergarten and graduating high school?

8. How did Edward Teller react to the theory on nuclear winter?

9. What negative traits sometimes exist in skeptics?

10. What lessons can be learned from the legal system and applied to matters of politics, economics, religion, and ethics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that serves as the short biography of a faith healer, magician, or psychic. Be sure to address:

1) Motivations for becoming famous.

2) Responses to allegations of fraud.

3) Whether or not the person was proved to be fraudulent.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explains why science is important for young students. Be sure to address:

1) Benefits of an early scientific education.

2) Possible negative effects of not having an early exposure to science.

3) Strategies for making science fun for youngsters.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about a technology or invention that has had a negative impact upon humanity. Be sure to include:

1) Examples to back up your point.

2) Recommendations on what to do about the technology.

3) Lessons that can be learned from this technology in order to prevent future harm.

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