Whispers in the Dark

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1. Which American president was known to have participated in seances in the White House? Abraham Lincoln John F. Kennedy James Garfield William McKinley

2. Seances were a prominent part of which belief system or religion? Scientology Reincarnation Spiritualism Mormonism

3. Many seances made use of which of the following apparatus? Arsenic Ferns Ouija boards Tarot cards

4. Which of the following was a group of scholars famous for their study (1884-1887) which debunked the practice of seances? Securities and Exchange Commission Royal Commission on Spiritualism The Warren Commission The Seybert Commission

5. What was the term for communication with spirits that consisted of the medium, while in a trance, writing notes that were purportedly messages from those who had passed away? Mirror writing Ghost writing Cursive writing Automatic writing

6. Which of the following new inventions was used extensively by Spiritualists and mediums as proof of life after death? Radar Radio Electric motors Photography

7. Which sly sisters were very successful and prominent mediums for many years before publicly confessing that it was all a hoax? The Fox sisters The Wolfe sisters The Baer sisters The Swann sisters

8. What was the name given to the substance that was sometimes produced from the body of a medium while they were in a trance while making contact with spirits? Neoplasm Nanoplasm Endoplasm Ectoplasm

9. In 1921, Spiritualist Thomas Lyn Bradford committed suicide in an attempt to prove the authenticity of communication with the afterlife. True False

10. Spiritualism died out with the outbreak of WWII and the use of the atomic bomb. True False