Fra Skepchick. Mine svar er i kursiv.
1. Do you have a beard?
A: Yes, a full beard
B: Yes, a goatee or other small beard
C: No, but I used to have one D: No, I have never had a beard
2. Do you think Phil Plait is hot?
A: Yes (I am a man)
B: Yes (I am a woman)
C: No (I am a man)
D: No (I am a woman)
3. Your colleague forwards an email that looks like an urban legend. Do you
A: Immediately check it on Snopes then hit ‘Reply To All’ with the link and a witty but biting comment?
B: Check it on Snopes and reply only to the colleague?
C: Google it for your own curiosity but say nothing.
D: Forward it to everyone you know with the comment “OMG!!! SCARY!!”.
4. Which of these books is your ideal holiday read?
A: Carl Sagan’s The Demon-Haunted World
B: Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
C: Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People
D: Sylvia Browne’s Contacting Your Spirit Guide
5. Have you met Michael Shermer?
A: I am Michael Shermer
B: Yes I have met Michael Shermer
C: No I have not met Michael Shermer
D: Who is Michael Shermer?
6. Your friends regard you as
A: A know-it-all cynic who always bangs on about evidence and logical fallacies
B: A smartypants who likes to know the facts before deciding
C: A knowledgeable person who keeps their opinions to themselves until appropriate
D: Friends?
7. You are lying in bed and you feel an eerie chill. Do you
A: Call a glazier
B: Call the dog
C: Call a TV crew
D: Call your agent
8. You meet a man who claims he can speak to your dead relatives. Do you
A: arrange a double-blind test, an application to the Million Dollar Challenge, and close examination by Richard Wiseman
B: arrange a quick trip to the nearest shrink
C: arrange his face into a bloodier one
D: arrange a six-figure book deal with you as co-author
Scoring
Mostly A’s: Congratulations! You are a Red-Hot Skeptic. Your credentials are assured and you can take your place amongst such luminaries as That Guy Who Debunked That Thing, and Those People With That Useful Website.
Mostly B’s: You have work to do but can consider yourself a Simmering Skeptic. Spending more time reading Skepchick will warm you up in no time, as would wearing pants for once.
Mostly C’s: You’re a Lukewarm Skeptic, but your brain is in the right place. Try reading a few more of the skeptic classics and spend less time watching Doctor Who.
Mostly D’s: You are Sylvia Browne. And you lied on the beard question.
