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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unusual occurrence did Dee and Bob experience in "A Conjuring Book for Christmas" when they ran outside their home because of the paranormal activity going on inside their home?
(a) Dogs ran backwards.
(b) Carnival music played outside.
(c) Everything stopped.
(d) The sun came up.

2. "Art and Apparitions" states that Ed Warren believed that the __________ was unaffected by the advent of death.
(a) Eyes.
(b) Soul.
(c) Body.
(d) Mind.

3. Ed asserts that the use of a(n) __________ is the most common way negative spirits are brought in.
(a) Ouija Board.
(b) Garlic.
(c) Spells.
(d) Eight ball.

4. "The Demonologist" is a story about the experiences and beliefs of the __________.
(a) Smiths.
(b) Warrens.
(c) Coffields.
(d) Franks.

5. The author begins "Art and Apparations" by noting there were only __________ demonologists in North America.
(a) 3.
(b) 66.
(c) 7.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Warrens in "Beyond Amityville," there were how many types of spirits that were encountered in true haunting situations?

2. According to "Beyond Amityville," where was Ed Warren's office located?

3. In "A Conjuring Book for Christmas," the Warrens received a call from __________, who reported a desperate need for help.

4. Ed revealed that "in order to be seen with the physical eye, the ghost or apparition needed __________ to manifest."

5. In the "Author's Preface," __________ reiterates his belief that all information presented in the book was true.

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the Warrens, was the supernatural a scientific matter?

2. What was psychokinesis? Explain.

3. What unusual phenomena occurred when Lorraine tried to call the Hillmans in the beginning of "A Conjuring Book for Christmas"?

4. Did Ed and Lorraine originally set out to make the supernatural their vocation? Explain.

5. The author includes a dialogue between Ed and a demonic entity that had been recorded. Briefly identify the demonic entity to which Ed was speaking with in " Of Unworldly Origin."

6. What was the difference between parapsychology and demonology?

7. According to Ed, had apports ever been scientifically analyzed?

8. What did the Warrens learn about ghosts in their early times of paranormal investigation?

9. What problems occurred at West Point that requires the help of the Warrens?

10. How can the Warrens know if an intelligence was truly behind the disturbance, when that external agent was invisible? Give an example.

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