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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What nation exploded the first hydrogen bomb?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) The Soviet Union.
(c) The United States of America.
(d) France.

4. How long did it take for history to pass from god-driven to human-driven?
(a) One hundred thousand years or more.
(b) A couple thousand years.
(c) Just a few decades.
(d) A few hundred years.

5. Who was Frederick Bailey?
(a) A landowner.
(b) A murderer.
(c) A slave.
(d) A police officer.

6. In 1993, how many of the people of China, as in America, knew the Earth went around the sun once a year?
(a) Approximately two quarters.
(b) Nearly everyone.
(c) No less than a third.
(d) No more than half.

7. What are the chances of being cured at Lourdes?
(a) One in a million.
(b) One in a thousand.
(c) One in ten.
(d) One in a hundred.

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

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

10. In what city was the 1939 Wold Fair held?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Cincinnati.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

11. What is 'soul-stuff' not made of?
(a) Matter.
(b) Ions.
(c) Mana.
(d) Energy.

12. 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.

13. When was Miles Phillips brought before the Spanish Inquisition?
(a) 1745.
(b) 1574.
(c) 1447.
(d) 1754.

14. What disease does quinine help relieve the symptoms of?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Dengue fever.

15. What is the term used for basketball players who are playing well?
(a) Burning up.
(b) Ice cold.
(c) Hot hand.
(d) On fire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are Maxwell's calculations written in?

3. What best defines 'Newton's Sleep?'

4. What is CSICOP?

5. What do chimps insert reeds into in order to get protein?

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