3-2 (OPTIONAL Review Quiz): UFO Encounters

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The Extraterrestrial Highway is in the state of Nevada.

True

False

Route 375 has been called the Extraterrestrial Highway since the 1950s.

True

False

The Extraterrestrial Highway is one of the busiest tourist attractions in the entire United States.

True

False

You can find old atomic bomb test sites near the Extraterrestrial Highway.

True

False

Many of the strange sightings near the Extraterrestrial Highway can be explained by the fact that there are secret military bases nearby.

True

False

You can file a Freedom of Information Act request if you would like to know the dates and times when the military will be conducting certain tests.

True

False

Even though the government now acknowledges its existence, Area 51 still can't be seen on Google Maps.

True

False

Area 51 needs to be so large because the activity inside the base cannot be visible to the public.

True

False

If a "camo-dude" (the nickname for Area 51 guards) were to kill a trespasser, the guard would automatically be tried and convicted of second degree murder.

True

False

The U.S. government has acknowledged the existence of Area 51 since the 1950s.

True

False

Area 51 was originally used as a testing location for the U-2 spy plane.

True

False

The fact that the government won't reveal what happens in Area 51 contributes to conspiratorial thinking.

True

False

Area 51 is the country's only military base where visitors need top secret clearance.

True

False

Most of the conspiracy theories stopped when former employee Bob Lazar came out and revealed that all of the top secret work happening in Area 51 was related to new military technology.

True

False

Many people who believe in alien-related conspiracy theories are willing to believe many things and accept them at face value.

True

False

Many people who believe in alien-related conspiracy theories have strong faith in the government.

True

False

Strangely enough, many people who believe alien-related conspiracy theories don't actually believe in other conspiracy theories.

True

False

You are likely to find a "kernel of truth" in many conspiracy theories.

True

False

People who don't trust the government always use faulty thinking to support their beliefs.

True

False

There are actually many logical reasons as to why people engage in conspiratorial thinking.

True

False

One reason we may use conspiratorial thinking is that our brains are always trying to make sense of the world.

True

False

Most people are good at listening to understand rather than listening to prove someone wrong.

True

False

Confirmation bias is when we seek out information that supports or confirms what we already believe.

True

False

An echo chamber is when we repeat things that we hear without researching it to decide whether or not it is true.

True

False

One explanation for modern conspiracy theorists is that they see themselves as soldiers fighting against misinformation being spread by media and the government.

True

False

Sometimes conspiracy theories can be a slippery slope, like they are "gateway drugs" for other conspiracy theories.

True

False

The Extraterrestrial Highway is in the state of Nevada.

True

False

Route 375 has been called the Extraterrestrial Highway since the 1950s.

True

False

The Extraterrestrial Highway is one of the busiest tourist attractions in the entire United States.

True

False

You can find old atomic bomb test sites near the Extraterrestrial Highway. 

True

False

Many of the strange sightings near the Extraterrestrial Highway can be explained by the fact that there are secret military bases nearby.

True

False

You can file a Freedom of Information Act request if you would like to know the dates and times when the military will be conducting certain tests.

True

False

Even though the government now acknowledges its existence, Area 51 still can't be seen on Google Maps.

True

False

Area 51 needs to be so large because the activity inside the base cannot be visible to the public. 

True

False

If a "camo-dude" (the nickname for Area 51 guards) were to kill a trespasser, the guard would automatically be tried and convicted of second degree murder.

True

False

The U.S. government has acknowledged the existence of Area 51 since the 1950s.

True

False

Area 51 was originally used as a testing location for the U-2 spy plane.

True

False

The fact that the government won't reveal what happens in Area 51 contributes to conspiratorial thinking. 

True

False

Area 51 is the country's only military base where visitors need top secret clearance.

True

False

Most of the conspiracy theories stopped when former employee Bob Lazar came out and revealed that all of the top secret work happening in Area 51 was related to new military technology.

True

False

Many people who believe in alien-related conspiracy theories are willing to believe many things and accept them at face value.

True

False

Many people who believe in alien-related conspiracy theories have strong faith in the government. 

True

False

Strangely enough, many people who believe alien-related conspiracy theories don't actually believe in other conspiracy theories. 

True

False

You are likely to find a "kernel of truth" in many conspiracy theories. 

True

False

People who don't trust the government always use faulty thinking to support their beliefs.

True

False

There are actually many logical reasons as to why people engage in conspiratorial thinking.

True

False

One reason we may use conspiratorial thinking is that our brains are always trying to make sense of the world. 

True

False

Most people are good at listening to understand rather than listening to prove someone wrong.

True

False

Confirmation bias is when we seek out information that supports or confirms what we already believe.

True

False

An echo chamber is when we repeat things that we hear without researching it to decide whether or not it is true.

True

False

One explanation for modern conspiracy theorists is that they see themselves as soldiers fighting against misinformation being spread by media and the government.

True

False

Sometimes conspiracy theories can be a slippery slope, like they are "gateway drugs" for other conspiracy theories.

True

False