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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. According to Sagan, what is the skeptical movement's main weakness?

2. Who was the scientific director of the Manhattan project?

3. What is it impossible to tell?

4. Who is Shirley MacLaine?

5. How could James Clerk Maxwell be described as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in environments of established knowledge? What happens when what needs to be learned changes quickly?

2. According to Sagan, why do we stereotype?

3. What is the story of Frederick Bailey?

4. What negative traits sometimes exist in skeptics?

5. How did Edward Teller react to the theory on nuclear winter?

6. What does Alan Cromer say about the emergence of science? What does Sagan think of this thesis?

7. What is Carl Sagan's favorite sport? Why?

8. What was the HCUA?

9. How does Sagan explain the conflict between our material being and the perceived spiritual world?

10. What happens to students between kindergarten and graduating high school?

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the subject of science and spirituality. Be sure to address:

1) Whether or not science and spirituality are compatible, and why.

2) Your definition of spirituality and how it relates to your life.

3) How any conflict between science and spirituality in your life can be resolved.

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