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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Congress dissolving as Carl writes this book?
(a) The National Board of Science.
(b) The Office of Technology Assessment.
(c) The Department of Agriculture.
(d) The Council for Scientific Awareness.

3. What does Carl Sagan say Howard Blum does not understand?
(a) Patterns.
(b) Basic science and physics.
(c) Secrecy culture.
(d) His own obsession with UFOs.

4. How many people suffer kidney failure from the use of painkillers?
(a) 50.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 500.

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

6. What did the Roper poll not ask?
(a) Whether or not the respondents have a history of mental illness.
(b) Why the respondents believe in aliens.
(c) What they thought the purpose of the abductions is.
(d) Whether or not the respondents had actually been abducted.

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

8. Claims that cannot be tested are _______________.
(a) Rock solid.
(b) Worthless.
(c) Almost certainly true.
(d) Intruiging.

9. What does each field of science have?
(a) Its own complement of pseudeoscience.
(b) An unsolvable dilemma that leads to superstition.
(c) Fans and well-wishers.
(d) Supreme knowledge in its own area.

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

11. What did the Count of St. Germain claim to be?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Immortal.
(c) A wizard.
(d) An alien.

12. What type of tone was missed by the video cassette reviewer?
(a) Whimsical.
(b) Banal.
(c) Satirical.
(d) Ironical.

13. What does every generation worry about?
(a) Educational standards.
(b) Productivity standards.
(c) Gold standards.
(d) Moral standards.

14. 'Spirit' comes from the Latin word for what?
(a) Breathe.
(b) Acquire.
(c) Create.
(d) Run.

15. How many Americans believe in reincarnation?
(a) 10%.
(b) 13%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 50%.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the book by Robert Lindner, how many minutes are in the hour?

3. What does magic require from the audience?

4. 'No Satan, ___________.'

5. What university did John Mack attend?

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