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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malleus Maleficarum mean?
(a) Hunting for Witches.
(b) Killer of Witches.
(c) Witches and Warlocks.
(d) Hammer of Witches.

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

3. What tabloid carried headlines about Martian civilizations?
(a) Weekly World News.
(b) News Today.
(c) The Sun.
(d) National Enquirer.

4. What did King James refer to as the 'devil's weed?'
(a) Coca.
(b) Crabgrass.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Tobacco.

5. What was so honest about George Adamski?
(a) His overalls.
(b) His story.
(c) His greying hair.
(d) His eyes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What tone does Einstein use in his paper on Special Relativity?

3. What were Sagan's last words to his father?

4. What is the most popular movie rental at the time of writing?

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

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