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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sagan's analogy, what is living in the garage?
(a) A horrible, slithering monster.
(b) Some type of Medusa.
(c) A renegade alien.
(d) A fire-breathing dragon.

2. What does not sell well?
(a) Propaganda.
(b) Mysticism.
(c) Superstition.
(d) Skepticism.

3. What did John Glenn report seeing outside his spacecraft?
(a) Angels.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Fireflies.

4. What did King James refer to as the 'devil's weed?'
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Crabgrass.
(d) Coca.

5. What phrase was coined when Carl Sagan was in high school?
(a) 'Death ray.'
(b) 'Alien abduction.'
(c) 'UFO.'
(d) 'Flying saucer.'

Short Answer Questions

1. What does each field of science have?

2. According to one letter writer, science has become _____________________.

3. 'Those in power ... have a vested interest in discouraging _____________.'

4. What was so honest about George Adamski?

5. What does Carl see every time he looks at the moon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Malleus Maleficarum and the effect it had upon human history.

2. According to Carl Sagan, is spirituality compatible with science? Do you agree?

3. What does Carl Sagan say about the reliability of hypnosis?

4. Describe the strange case of Dr. Robert Lindner and Kirk Allen?

5. What modern problems do we need science to help us with? Can science really solve these problems?

6. Describe the response the sample got from readers.

7. What is the correlation between UFO sightings and the Cold War?

8. What explanation does Sagan give for massive blackouts on released NSA documents?

9. How were the pyramids on Mars really created?

10. How was Kenneth Arnold misquoted?

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