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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Claims that cannot be tested are _______________.
(a) Rock solid.
(b) Intruiging.
(c) Almost certainly true.
(d) Worthless.

2. Who was the scientific director of the Manhattan project?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Harry S. Truman.
(d) J. Robert Oppenheimer.

3. According to 1983 calculations, how much will the Earth's temperature be reduced by nuclear winter?
(a) 10-15 degrees F.
(b) 10-15 degrees C.
(c) 15-20 degrees C.
(d) 15-20 degrees F.

4. What does the fortune-teller say to a client in Sagan's favorite cartoon?
(a) 'You have been abducted by aliens.'
(b) 'You have nice hands.'
(c) 'You are very gullible.'
(d) 'You will die soon.'

5. What is one of the 'great commandments of science?'
(a) 'Authority is where funding comes from.'
(b) 'Mistrust arguments from authority.'
(c) 'Use science to destroy authority.'
(d) 'Trust authority to know best.'

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of students in the U.S. dislike school?

2. 'Spirit' comes from the Latin word for what?

3. What did George Awad create?

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

5. What is taboo in all societies?

(see the answer key)

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