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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 belief does Carl Sagan think is absurd?

2. At the center of which galaxy are millions of voices reportedly singing 'Glory, glory, glory to the Lord on high?'

3. What drug was Antonin Artaud using when he saw shapes in the scenery around him?

4. When did a flying saucer allegedly crash in Roswell, New Mexico?

5. What is at the core of the Earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sagan believe that there might actually have been secret investigative teams to look into reports of UFOs?

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

3. Describe the joke made by the driver.

4. What is Mr. Buckley's problem with science?

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

6. How was Kenneth Arnold misquoted?

7. Describe the history of demons.

8. Describe the strange case of Dr. Robert Lindner and Kirk Allen?

9. What is the significance of hallucinations?

10. How were the pyramids on Mars really created?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that attempts to resolve the conflict between science and religion. Be sure to address:

1) Any groups or conflicts that are either resistant to resolution or impossible to resolve.

2) Any internal conflicts you have regarding science and faith, and how they can be resolved.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay that compares and contrasts accounts of demonic encounters/possession with that of alien abduction. Be sure to address:

1) The psychological factors inherent in the cases.

2) The role both still play in culture and society.

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