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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Against Stupidity: Chapter: 1-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dr. Frederick Hallam's profession?
(a) University professor.
(b) Plutonium engineer.
(c) Psychologist.
(d) Radiochemist.

2. What/who did Hallam suggest was responsible for exchanging substances in Chapter 2?
(a) Beings.
(b) Positrons.
(c) Light cathodes.
(d) Phosphorescence.

3. When Dr. Lamont was younger, what was he writing a paper about in Chapter 2?
(a) Hallam and the electron pump.
(b) Plutonium and the Halium divide.
(c) Scientific literature pertaining to lunar travel.
(d) Manic depressive disorder and psychosis.

4. What will happen if the Sun explodes, according to Bronowski?
(a) Energy restarts.
(b) The Milky Way takes over.
(c) Earth no longer exists.
(d) A quick and painless death.

5. Who does Hallam refuse to consider gods in Chapter 3?
(a) Droids.
(b) Para men.
(c) Lunar inhabitants.
(d) Aliens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the father of the Electron Pump?

2. What two substances appear to produce the same energy in different habitats according to Hallam in Chapter 2?

3. During the tests, what measurement goes up every time it is tested in Chapter 1?

4. Who does Lamont make an appointment with in Chapter 5?

5. Why is Lamont visibly upset in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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