Houdini: Mythbuster and Debunker

What dual role did Houdini play in his career?

• He was both a magician and a politician.

• He was both a mythmaker and a mythbuster.

• He was both a scientist and a spiritualist.

• He was both a writer and a musician.

Why was the spiritualist movement significant after World War I?

• It was a scientific breakthrough in communication.

• It was a government initiative to boost morale.

• It provided a way for people to connect with their deceased loved ones.

• It was a new form of entertainment.

What was Houdini's belief regarding the afterlife?

• He believed in an afterlife but not in its ability to reach the living.

• He did not believe in an afterlife at all.

• He believed the afterlife could communicate with the living.

• He thought the afterlife was a myth.

How did Houdini expose the trickery of the 'Spirit trumpet'?

• He used a hidden camera to record the séance.

• He placed soot inside the trumpet to reveal the medium's contact with it.

• He hired an assistant to disrupt the séance.

• He used a mirror to reflect the medium's actions.

What was the outcome of Houdini's exposure of the medium during the séance?

• The medium confessed to the trickery.

• The séance was declared a success.

• The medium was caught with soot on his face and hands.

• The medium was arrested.