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

2. Who sets limits on human ingenuity?
(a) God.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Governments.
(d) Nature.

3. 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) Approximately two quarters.
(d) No less than a third.

4. What did George Awad create?
(a) A detailed model of the universe.
(b) A massive screen ten stories high that wraps around you.
(c) A gigantic representation of DNA.
(d) A charitable foundation to foster interest in science.

5. Where did the experimental nature of science come from?
(a) China.
(b) The Aztecs.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of technology existed in 1860?

2. What causes magnetism?

3. Who was Frederick Bailey?

4. Who was the scientific director of the Manhattan project?

5. How is the name 'Spee' pronounced?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the story of Frederick Bailey?

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

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

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

6. What is the story of Carlos?

7. How is the baloney detection kit used in this chapter?

8. What was the HCUA?

9. Describe the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.

10. What negative traits sometimes exist in skeptics?

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