View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many schizophrenics are there on Earth?
(a) Under 30 million.
(b) Over 135 million.
(c) Over 50 million.
(d) Over 100 million.

2. What was Silas Newton's alien gear made of?
(a) An unknown material.
(b) Kitchen-pot aluminum.
(c) Spacecraft-grade titanium.
(d) Elerium 115.

3. What is the new name for Constantinople?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Ankara.
(d) Rome.

4. What does Carl see every time he looks at the moon?
(a) Possibility.
(b) Cold, lifeless rock.
(c) Our future home.
(d) A face.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the 'great commandments of science?'

2. According to a 1992 Roper poll, what percentage of Americans has been abducted by aliens?

3. What percentage of Americans are "scientifically illiterate?"

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 188 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample