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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 does REM stand for?

2. What does Carl Sagan try not to think with?

3. What type of tone was missed by the video cassette reviewer?

4. What is the contrail of Aurora said to look like?

5. How many people suffer kidney failure from the use of painkillers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to J.B.S. Haldane, what is the relationship between eternity and reincarnation?

3. What is the story of Paul Ingram?

4. What does Carl Sagan is strange about the way people use the acronym 'UFO?'

5. Describe the joke made by the driver.

6. How was the sample of The Demon-Haunted World received by the media?

7. How was Kenneth Arnold misquoted?

8. What explanation does Sagan give for massive blackouts on released NSA documents?

9. Describe the history of demons.

10. Why is Hippocrates important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that argues for or against the censorship of Carl Sagan's ideas based upon their potential to offend readers. Be sure to address:

1) Any concerns regarding freedom of speech/expression, including their limits.

2) Whether or not Sagan's views offend you.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that tells the story of a scientist who has shown exceptional courage and bravery in standing by their claims and research.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the scientific method and its impact upon humanity. Be sure to address:

1) Why the scientific method is important.

2) The effect the scientific method has had upon humanity.

3) What you think the world would be like if the scientific method never existed.

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