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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six, The Creative Observer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of a standard dye mentioned in relation to the staining of certain white blood cells in Jacques Benveniste's experiments?
(a) Cesyl violet.
(b) Alizarin red.
(c) Toluidine blue.
(d) Malachite green.

2. What chemical can be applied to DNA to squeezes itself into the base pairs of the double helix to cause the strand to split apart?
(a) Chromium cyanide.
(b) Magnesium sulfate.
(c) Calcium carbide.
(d) Ethidium bromide.

3. From his position as dean of an engineering school in the 1970's, Robert Jahn realized that the world stood poised on the brink of a major _____.
(a) Economic challenge.
(b) Rise in introspection.
(c) Computer revolution.
(d) Stock market crash.

4. What sort of medal did Jacques Benveniste win form CNRS, which is one of the most prestigious scientific honors he could win in France?
(a) Gold.
(b) Platinum.
(c) Silver.
(d) Bronze.

5. How does the author categorize J. B. Rhine?
(a) As a musician and mathemetician.
(b) As a neuroscientist and cardiac specialist.
(c) As a biologist and parapsychologist.
(d) As a mathemetician and artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Newtonian view of physics says that everything works in a _____ manner.

2. According to the author, the universe is a vast dynamic cobweb of _____.

3. What was Jacques Benveniste's area of specialty?

4. By the simple act of _____, human beings could create order, according to the studies by Robert Jahn.

5. What is the name of the symbols that J. B. Rhine used to test ESP?

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