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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did lacrosse originate from?
(a) Aztecs.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Africa.
(d) England.
2. What is taboo in all societies?
(a) Abandoning the elderly.
(b) Eating pork.
(c) Incest.
(d) Spiritualism.
3. What are Maxwell's calculations written in?
(a) Multivariable calculus.
(b) Algebraic calculus.
(c) Latin.
(d) Vector calculus.
4. What is there so such thing as?
(a) A stupid answer.
(b) A stupid question.
(c) A stupid idea.
(d) A stupid person.
5. What is 'soul-stuff' not made of?
(a) Mana.
(b) Matter.
(c) Ions.
(d) Energy.
6. What phrase does Robert Anton Wilson use to describe skeptics?
(a) The 'Young and the Restless.'
(b) The 'Bold Aggressors.'
(c) The 'New Inquisiton.'
(d) The 'Unfaithful Few.'
7. What percentage of students in the U.S. dislike school?
(a) 22%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 8%.
(d) 100%.
8. Why has quantum mechanics not been popularized?
(a) Quantum mechanics has been popularized, and it is very popular.
(b) It is excruciatingly boring.
(c) It is very difficult for ordinary people to understand.
(d) Its implications are unsettling.
9. What causes magnetism?
(a) Magentic fluid.
(b) Maxwell's demon.
(c) Mesmerism.
(d) Electricity.
10. Why is it interesting to write for Parade magazine?
(a) The feedback.
(b) The paycheck.
(c) The assignments.
(d) It is not interesting to write for Parade magazine at all.
11. What does ACLU stand for?
(a) American Civil Liberties Union.
(b) After Class Let's Unite.
(c) Annotated Corporate Loss Unit.
(d) American Coalition of Liberal Unity.
12. Who do not know enough not to ask important questions?
(a) Priests.
(b) Children.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Scientists.
13. What does SDI stand for?
(a) Stealth Death Initiator.
(b) Solar Density Inhibitor.
(c) Strategic Defense Initiative.
(d) Star Destroyer Interdictor.
14. According to Sagan, what is the skeptical movement's main weakness?
(a) Conceitedness.
(b) An 'US vs. Them' idea.
(c) A small membership.
(d) A lack of understanding of popular media and human nature.
15. What does Paul the Apostle counsel us to do?
(a) 'Be credulous unto miracles.'
(b) 'Have faith.'
(c) 'Prove all things.'
(d) 'Question not the word of God.'
Short Answer Questions
1. What did George Awad create?
2. How could James Clerk Maxwell be described as?
3. What is the term used for basketball players who are playing well?
4. Who was Stalin's rival?
5. What does the fortune-teller say to a client in Sagan's favorite cartoon?
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