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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. The Russian scientist Nikolai Bernstein was known for his _____.

2. Water molecules have a role in the organization of discordant energy into coherent photons which is called _____.

3. Alexander Gurwitsch was credited with discovering mitogenetic radiation in _____ in the 1920's.

4. What was James Randi called as part of the group of people that the editor of Nature Magazine dubbed?

5. What was Jacques Benveniste's area of specialty?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jacques Benveniste experiment with sound and plasma?

2. How was Brenda Dunne a counterpoint to Robert Jahn, according to the author?

3. What did Ed Mitchell do after his moon mission?

4. What is renormalization, and where is it used?

5. What happened on the way to Cone Crater?

6. What does the author say could explain why acupuncture works?

7. What is the theory of Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship?

8. Why was quantum theory so hard to prove?

9. Where did Helmut Schmidt move to after Seattle and why?

10. What did Giuliano Preparata and Emilio Del Giudice try to explain? How did they do this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Jacques Benveniste discovered what was coined as water memory. What was the surprising result of the experiments he oversaw where water was diluted? How did this relate to the concept of homeopathy?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the scientific press reacted to the discoveries of Jacques Benveniste. What did Nature Magazine say about the paper he published? How did this affect his attitude? His career?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the purpose of the meeting at the University of Sussex in January, 2001. Who attended the meeting? What did they discuss? What basic tenets of science had seemingly changed in recent years? How had they changed?

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