Classroom & Exam Answers

1. Name that book that defined “malefactor” as the chief factor in the progress of the human race.

   The Devil’s Dictionary.

2. What character archetype refers to a mysterious and seductive woman, typically with ulterior motives?

   Femme Fatale.

What do we call the phenomenon where believing in a treatment’s power is enough to improve your condition?

1. The placebo effect.

Which famous artist of the Edo period is said to have moved residence over 100 times?

1. Hokusai Katsushika.

The golden ratio is 1:1:618, but do you know the silver ratio?

1. 1 : 1.414.

Multi-part question breaking down the word “synaesthesia.”

1. Together.
2. Senses.
3. Senses coming together.

Do you know which author Leblanc borrowed from?

1. Arthur Conan Doyle.

Do you know which peg-legged, parrot-toting historical figure’s appearance became visual shorthand for pirates?

1. John Silver.

What do you think the name for the phenomenon is?

1. The halo effect.

The red king crab is biologically related to the hermit crab. So how is it different from a crab…? Do you know?

1. The number of legs.

Where does totalitarianism take things a step further than authoritarianism?

1. Controlling public thought.