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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not a codename for a military balloon?
(a) Skyhook.
(b) Mogul.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Genetrix.

2. What did U.S. students average on a global algebra test?
(a) 78%.
(b) 99%.
(c) 4%.
(d) 43%.

3. What does Carl Sagan work mostly with?
(a) Physics.
(b) Weather.
(c) Planets.
(d) Economics.

4. What advantage does science have over history?
(a) Societal importance.
(b) Experimentation.
(c) Objectivity.
(d) A lack of bias.

5. Where did the experimental nature of science come from?
(a) The Aztecs.
(b) China.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does quinine help relieve the symptoms of?

2. Where on Mars is the 'face' located?

3. How many people suffer kidney failure from the use of painkillers?

4. What does Malleus Maleficarum mean?

5. According to Alan Cromer, why is science difficult?

(see the answer key)

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