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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tone does Einstein use in his paper on Special Relativity?
(a) Authoritative.
(b) Florid.
(c) Grandiose.
(d) Restrained.

2. What happened to those who criticized witch-burning?
(a) They were given a special forum.
(b) They were imprisoned.
(c) They were burned.
(d) They were exiled.

3. Who wrote On the Distinction Between True and False Visions?
(a) Jean Gerson.
(b) Joan of Arc.
(c) Jean Chrétien.
(d) Jean Petit.

4. What drug was Antonin Artaud using when he saw shapes in the scenery around him?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Peyote.
(d) LSD.

5. What did Carl see in a brooding storm cloud near Fiji?
(a) An apocalyptic vision.
(b) A terrifying monster.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) A brooding storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the motion picture, Invaders from Mars, released?

2. What is the contrail of Aurora said to look like?

3. What does the NSA do?

4. What, according to Carl Sagan, is a national obsession in Britain?

5. What is the driver's name?

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