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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country is Nicholas Spanos from?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) Canada.

2. What percentage of people has experienced a vivid hallucination?
(a) 5-9%.
(b) 30-40%.
(c) 10-25%.
(d) Approximately 50%.

3. 'It is certainly true that all beliefs and myths are worthy of a ___________________.'
(a) Respectful hearing.
(b) Dumpster.
(c) Head shake.
(d) Severe intellectual drubbing.

4. What were Sagan's last words to his father?
(a) Take care.
(b) Don't die.
(c) Sleep.
(d) I love you.

5. How many people suffer kidney failure from the use of painkillers?
(a) 50.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 500.

Short Answer Questions

1. 'It is a characteristic conceit of our species to put a human face on ____________________.'

2. What nicknames did Rep. J. Parnell Thomas give to Dr. Edward U. Condon?

3. What does Carl see every time he looks at the moon?

4. What was Darwin just about to do when he set sail on the H.M.S. Beagle?

5. What percentage of American women were sexually abused during childhood?

(see the answer key)

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