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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 Sagan, what is the skeptical movement's main weakness?
(a) Conceitedness.
(b) An 'US vs. Them' idea.
(c) A lack of understanding of popular media and human nature.
(d) A small membership.

2. Why is it interesting to write for Parade magazine?
(a) The feedback.
(b) It is not interesting to write for Parade magazine at all.
(c) The assignments.
(d) The paycheck.

3. What is the path to freedom?
(a) Money.
(b) Education.
(c) Work.
(d) Violence.

4. What is taboo in all societies?
(a) Incest.
(b) Spiritualism.
(c) Abandoning the elderly.
(d) Eating pork.

5. What phrase does Robert Anton Wilson use to describe skeptics?
(a) The 'New Inquisiton.'
(b) The 'Young and the Restless.'
(c) The 'Bold Aggressors.'
(d) The 'Unfaithful Few.'

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was the 1939 Wold Fair held?

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

3. How long did it take for history to pass from god-driven to human-driven?

4. What is there so such thing as?

5. What does Paul the Apostle counsel us to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.

2. How are scientists generally portrayed on television?

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

4. What negative traits sometimes exist in skeptics?

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

6. What is the story of Frederick Bailey?

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

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

9. What did James Clerk Maxwell achieve?

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

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