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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Carl Sagan a member of?

2. What is the new name for Constantinople?

3. What is the most popular movie rental at the time of writing?

4. What percentage of American women were sexually abused during childhood?

5. What is the driver's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Carl Sagan afraid of? Has it already happened?

3. What problems does Sagan describe about the 1992 Roper poll?

4. Why would someone want to invent a vision of the Virgin Mary? Is it difficult to do so?

5. What is the significance of hallucinations?

6. What does Carl Sagan say about human nature and patterns?

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

8. Why is Hippocrates important?

9. What is Sagan trying to say with the dragon analogy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that serves as the short biography of a faith healer, magician, or psychic. Be sure to address:

1) Motivations for becoming famous.

2) Responses to allegations of fraud.

3) Whether or not the person was proved to be fraudulent.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explains the ideal role of skepticism in the education of our youth. Be sure to address:

1) The advantages and disadvantages of a highly skeptical younger generation.

2) The emotional effects of skepticism on young people.

3) Whether fact or fantasy is more important for the development of children.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the relationship between commerce and the paranormal. Be sure to include:

1) Examples of people who have made money through the paranormal.

2) A discussion on whether or not the industry should be regulated.

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