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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. According to popular myth, what do Satanists do with babies?

2. 'Spirit' comes from the Latin word for what?

3. What did King James refer to as the 'devil's weed?'

4. What does Malleus Maleficarum mean?

5. What was Silas Newton's alien gear made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the pyramids on Mars really created?

2. What does Carl Sagan say about the reliability of hypnosis?

3. Describe tabloid journalism and the effect that you think it has upon the world.

4. What is Sagan's disagreement with his friend John Mack? Why does John believe what he does?

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

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

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

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

9. What is the story of Paul Ingram?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing a controversial area of science either from history or the present day. Be sure to address:

1) The nature of the controversy.

2) The views of the scientists vs. the views of those who oppose them.

3) How the controversy was resolved, or how you think it can be resolved.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes use of the 'baloney detection kit' described in chapter 12 of The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan, and applies it to a well-known argument. Be sure to address:

1) How effective the kit is in attacking a false argument.

2) Any issues or problems with the kit.

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