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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The founder of Transcendental Meditation was _____.
(a) Siddartha Gautama.
(b) Chatral Rinpoche.
(c) Maha Pajapati.
(d) Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

2. What did William James call the anomalies that occur in life?
(a) Black swanns.
(b) Green apples.
(c) White crows.
(d) Orange wheels.

3. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is on the _____ plateau.
(a) Thebes.
(b) Karnak.
(c) Giza.
(d) Memphis.

4. What is it called when, faced with several possibilities, the simplest hypothesis is selected?
(a) Adam's rib.
(b) Occum's razor.
(c) Overt logic.
(d) Murphy's law.

5. Where was the swimming pool located that Pat Price was able to describe with ESP?
(a) Palo Alto.
(b) Sausolito.
(c) Mill Valley.
(d) Berkley.

6. According to the book, the _____ might influence the future course of a disease.
(a) Initial patient reaction.
(b) Diagnosis.
(c) Location of cell damage.
(d) Heredity of the person.

7. Dean Radin began his ESP investigations when he was _____.
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Twelve.

8. What is the salient physical feature of William Braud that the author points out?
(a) His height.
(b) His beard.
(c) His blue eyes.
(d) His outlandish way of dressing.

9. Dean Radin played the _____ as a child.
(a) Violin.
(b) Basson.
(c) Flute.
(d) Bass.

10. According to the author, the REG machine was a kind of _____ that measured the dynamics and coherence of a group.
(a) Geiger counter.
(b) Thermometer.
(c) Photometer.
(d) EKG.

11. The quantum force between two metal plates caused by partially shielding the space between them from zero-point fluctuations is called _____.
(a) The Casimir force.
(b) Electromagnetic anomaly.
(c) The Densmer effect.
(d) The Backster effect.

12. Studies involving emotional reactions to photos possibly reflected that Americans were more unsettled by _____ than violence.
(a) Money.
(b) Sex.
(c) Family.
(d) Time.

13. The _____ was used to measure the amount of light transmitted through a solution.
(a) Magnetometer.
(b) Camera.
(c) Spectrophotometer.
(d) REG machine.

14. The Greek goddess of the earth is called _____.
(a) Diane.
(b) Aphrodite.
(c) Isis.
(d) Gaia.

15. According to the author, Elisabeth Targ had a passion for _____.
(a) Running.
(b) Eating Iatlian food.
(c) The electromagnetometer.
(d) The microscope.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Zero Point Field was called the _____ of human consciousness by Edgar Mitchell.

2. Hal Puthoff had former intelligence experience in which branch of the U.S. armed forces?

3. What kind of master from China was employed in Elisabeth Targ's healing experiments?

4. David Bohm was from _____.

5. Russell Targ's hobby was _____.

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