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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. Who was the scientific director of the Manhattan project?
(a) Harry S. Truman.
(b) J. Robert Oppenheimer.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Albert Einstein.

2. What do chimps insert reeds into in order to get protein?
(a) BBQ pits.
(b) Termite mounds.
(c) Bee hives.
(d) Grub burrows.

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

4. 'It is certainly true that all beliefs and myths are worthy of a ___________________.'
(a) Dumpster.
(b) Head shake.
(c) Severe intellectual drubbing.
(d) Respectful hearing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who sets limits on human ingenuity?

4. What hunting people lives in the Kalahari desert?

5. Who do not know enough not to ask important questions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What negative traits sometimes exist in skeptics?

3. What was the HCUA?

4. How are scientists generally portrayed on television?

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

6. What is Carl Sagan's favorite sport? Why?

7. What is the story of Frederick Bailey?

8. How does Sagan explain the conflict between our material being and the perceived spiritual world?

9. According to Sagan, why do we stereotype?

10. What happens to students between kindergarten and graduating high school?

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