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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What belief does Carl Sagan think is absurd?
(a) That humans are the only intelligent form of life in the Universe.
(b) That God does not exist.
(c) That the Universe is not infinite.
(d) That we are not alone in the Universe.

2. Humans are more closely related to chimpanzees than _____________________.
(a) Rats are to mice.
(b) Dolphins are to whales.
(c) Dogs are to wolves.
(d) Spiders are to scorpions.

3. In what magazine was a short summary of the first seven chapters of this book published?
(a) Parade.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) Esquire.
(d) NME.

4. Where is Paul Ingram, a man who was hypnotized and falsely recalled abusing his daughter, at the time of writing?
(a) On a permanent fundamentalist retreat.
(b) In prison.
(c) In a psychiatric ward.
(d) Free after having the charges dropped.

5. What is the code-name for the documents given to Jaime Shandera?
(a) NO-09.
(b) MJ-12.
(c) MI-5.
(d) RF-10-2.

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

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

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

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

10. According to popular myth, what do Satanists do with babies?
(a) Eat them.
(b) Raise them to be Satanists.
(c) Sacrifice them.
(d) Give them to aliens.

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

12. What is spoofing?
(a) Copycat UFO hoaxes.
(b) A form of comedy.
(c) Testing enemy air defenses.
(d) Dangerous stunt piloting.

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

14. Ronald Reagan confused reality with the plot from which movie?
(a) Saving Private Ryan.
(b) A Wing and a Prayer.
(c) The Dirty Dozen.
(d) A Bridge Too Far.

15. How was the article received by the media?
(a) It received rave reviews.
(b) It was mostly ignored.
(c) It was universally panned.
(d) It was largely misunderstood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did King James refer to as the 'devil's weed?'

2. Who is the father of medicine?

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

4. What was so honest about George Adamski?

5. What happened to those who criticized witch-burning?

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