Chapter 1

Question 1

Key to a good conspiracy

Answer 1

Keeping their agreement secret from the public or from other people affected by it

Question 2

Types of Conspiracies

Answer 2

Civil, Criminal, and Political

Question 3

Collusion

Answer 3

Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others

Question 4

Single most famous conspiracy in all of England

Answer 4

The Gunpowder plot of 1605

Question 5

Peoples willingness to accept explanations that fit what they already believe

Answer 5

Confirmation bias

Question 6

The inclination to believe that big events must have big causes

Answer 6

Proportionality Bias

Question 7

The tendency to see casual relations where there may not be any

Answer 7

Illusory pattern perception

Question 8

How to disprove conspiracy theories

Answer 8

1. Socratic Method; this challenges people to defend their position themselves
2. Pointing out inconsistencies

Question 9

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion

Answer 9

Describe a Jewish plan for global domination through international financing and the banking system

Question 10

FBI

Answer 10

Federal Bureau of Investigation