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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does REM stand for?
(a) Röntgen Equivalent Man.
(b) Rapid Eye Movement.
(c) Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.
(d) Restricted Effective Mass.

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

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

6. What do humans crave?
(a) Credit.
(b) Destruction.
(c) Absolute certainty.
(d) Righteousness.

7. What is the contrail of Aurora said to look like?
(a) Donuts on a rope.
(b) Pies on an axis.
(c) Pizza slices on acid.
(d) Flying saucers.

8. 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) Free after having the charges dropped.
(c) In prison.
(d) On a permanent fundamentalist retreat.

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

10. What does Malleus Maleficarum mean?
(a) Hammer of Witches.
(b) Witches and Warlocks.
(c) Hunting for Witches.
(d) Killer of Witches.

11. How many schizophrenics are there on Earth?
(a) Under 30 million.
(b) Over 50 million.
(c) Over 100 million.
(d) Over 135 million.

12. What is the title of this chapter?
(a) The Fine Art of Baloney Detection.
(b) The Dragon in My Garage.
(c) When Scientists Know Sin.
(d) The City of Grief.

13. What percentage of Americans are "scientifically illiterate?"
(a) 95%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 42%.
(d) 88%.

14. What was Carl Sagan a member of?
(a) The U.S. Navy Astronomers Association.
(b) The U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board.
(c) The U.S. Army UFO Investigation Team.
(d) The U.S. Government Skeptics Council.

15. Essentially, what are all UFO cases?
(a) Insane.
(b) Absurd.
(c) Anecdotes.
(d) Proof of extraterrestrial life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the world's scientists work at least part time for the military?

2. What percentage of people has experienced a vivid hallucination?

3. Around what time did the attitude of the Church change towards visions?

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

5. What does magic require from the audience?

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