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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to 1983 calculations, how much will the Earth's temperature be reduced by nuclear winter?
(a) 15-20 degrees C.
(b) 15-20 degrees F.
(c) 10-15 degrees F.
(d) 10-15 degrees C.

2. What can diminish a child's ability to understand and learn?
(a) Physical abuse.
(b) Television.
(c) Parental drug use.
(d) Poor nutrition.

3. What fields did Maxwell make enormous contributions to?
(a) Chemistry and astrology.
(b) Mechanical engineering.
(c) Astronomy and physics.
(d) Biology and quantum physics.

4. What phrase does Robert Anton Wilson use to describe skeptics?
(a) The 'Bold Aggressors.'
(b) The 'Young and the Restless.'
(c) The 'Unfaithful Few.'
(d) The 'New Inquisiton.'

5. What is taboo in all societies?
(a) Spiritualism.
(b) Eating pork.
(c) Abandoning the elderly.
(d) Incest.

6. What does Paul the Apostle counsel us to do?
(a) 'Be credulous unto miracles.'
(b) 'Question not the word of God.'
(c) 'Prove all things.'
(d) 'Have faith.'

7. In what year was the Alien and Sedition Act created?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1798.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1812.

8. What does the fortune-teller say to a client in Sagan's favorite cartoon?
(a) 'You will die soon.'
(b) 'You have nice hands.'
(c) 'You are very gullible.'
(d) 'You have been abducted by aliens.'

9. According to Benjamin Franklin, what does every age have?
(a) A peculiar folly.
(b) A tremendous time of need.
(c) More wisdom than the last.
(d) A special something.

10. Where is Carlos to appear?
(a) America.
(b) Australia.
(c) England.
(d) Africa.

11. Who is Shirley MacLaine?
(a) A scientist and actress.
(b) A skeptic and actress.
(c) A New Age guru and actress.
(d) A film producer and actress.

12. What nicknames did Rep. J. Parnell Thomas give to Dr. Edward U. Condon?
(a) Dr. Condom.
(b) All of the below.
(c) The missing link.
(d) The weakest link.

13. How did Albert Einstein describe Linus Pauling?
(a) A 'real pain.'
(b) A 'real jerk.'
(c) A 'real friend.'
(d) A 'real genius.'

14. When was the last execution for witchcraft in America?
(a) 1684.
(b) 1745.
(c) 1692.
(d) 1610.

15. In a year, how many school days are there in Japan compared to the 180 of the United States?
(a) 230.
(b) 301.
(c) 365.
(d) 243.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1993, how many of the people of China, as in America, knew the Earth went around the sun once a year?

2. Where did lacrosse originate from?

3. What did U.S. students average on a global algebra test?

4. Where did the experimental nature of science come from?

5. What advantage does science have over history?

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