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

2. What nation is the best-entertained nation on Earth?
(a) Japan.
(b) England.
(c) The United States.
(d) France.

3. What is there so such thing as?
(a) A stupid answer.
(b) A stupid question.
(c) A stupid person.
(d) A stupid idea.

4. Who was Stalin's rival?
(a) Fritz Platten.
(b) Vladimir Lenin.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Leon Trotsky.

5. What hunting people lives in the Kalahari desert?
(a) The !Kung San.
(b) The Kung San?
(c) The Kung! San.
(d) The Kung San!

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does quinine help relieve the symptoms of?

2. 'It is certainly true that all beliefs and myths are worthy of a ___________________.'

3. What children's game is similar to the way we pass information without reading?

4. What percentage of students in the U.S. dislike school?

5. Why is it interesting to write for Parade magazine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did James Clerk Maxwell achieve?

2. According to Sagan, why do we stereotype?

3. What is the relationship between ancient hunters and scientists?

4. What is the difference between science and faith healing?

5. What negative traits sometimes exist in skeptics?

6. What is the distinction between science and 'shamanism' or religious doctrine?

7. How did Edward Teller react to the theory on nuclear winter?

8. What lessons can be learned from the legal system and applied to matters of politics, economics, religion, and ethics?

9. Describe the accomplishments of Linus Pauling.

10. What advantage does the idea of the afterlife give a society?

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