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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. Who was angry at Lamont and turned down his grants in Chapter 5?
(a) Bronowski.
(b) Denison.
(c) Dua.
(d) Hallam.

2. What effect did losing grants have on Lamont in Chapter 5?
(a) Made his terribly anxious and worried.
(b) Made him violent.
(c) Made him lose his nerve.
(d) Made him insistent on proving he is right.

3. What does Hallam discover has changed on his desk in Chapter 1?
(a) Computer results.
(b) Tungsten jar.
(c) School paper.
(d) Plutonium alloy.

4. Who is the father of the Electron Pump?
(a) Hallam.
(b) Burton.
(c) Denison.
(d) Bronowski.

5. Who are more advanced technologically but not necessarily smarter than Hallam and the rest in Chapter 4?
(a) Electrolytes.
(b) Droids.
(c) Pumpers.
(d) Para men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the head of the Committee on Technology and the Environment?

2. What is the language that is being deciphered in Chapter 4?

3. What will happen if the Sun explodes, according to Bronowski?

4. What/who did Hallam suggest was responsible for exchanging substances in Chapter 2?

5. Who is deciphering the code of a long forgotten language in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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