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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sets limits on human ingenuity?
(a) God.
(b) Nature.
(c) Governments.
(d) Scientists.

2. In Sagan's analogy, what is living in the garage?
(a) A horrible, slithering monster.
(b) A renegade alien.
(c) A fire-breathing dragon.
(d) Some type of Medusa.

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

4. What does magic require from the audience?
(a) Cooperation.
(b) Ticket sales.
(c) Volunteers.
(d) Nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do humans crave?

2. What do religions use to validate themselves?

3. Who is the father of medicine?

4. Where is Paul Ingram, a man who was hypnotized and falsely recalled abusing his daughter, at the time of writing?

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

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