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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. How old is Ramtha?
2. What is the most popular movie rental at the time of writing?
3. What does each field of science have?
4. What percentage of people has experienced a vivid hallucination?
5. What is Carl Sagan in love with?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe tabloid journalism and the effect that you think it has upon the world.
2. What is an 'error bar?'
3. What is Carl Sagan afraid of? Has it already happened?
4. What is Sagan trying to say with the dragon analogy?
5. Why would someone want to invent a vision of the Virgin Mary? Is it difficult to do so?
6. What is Sagan's disagreement with his friend John Mack? Why does John believe what he does?
7. What can we see through the example of Newtonian Physics?
8. What problems does Sagan describe about the 1992 Roper poll?
9. Describe the joke made by the driver.
10. What is the story of Paul Ingram?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that argues for or against the censorship of Carl Sagan's ideas based upon their potential to offend readers. Be sure to address:
1) Any concerns regarding freedom of speech/expression, including their limits.
2) Whether or not Sagan's views offend you.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing a controversial area of science either from history or the present day. Be sure to address:
1) The nature of the controversy.
2) The views of the scientists vs. the views of those who oppose them.
3) How the controversy was resolved, or how you think it can be resolved.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on the relationship between commerce and the paranormal. Be sure to include:
1) Examples of people who have made money through the paranormal.
2) A discussion on whether or not the industry should be regulated.
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