Is the following statement true?
"A Thesis is the same as a dissertation."
no
A thesis demonstrates the student knows what has been taught; a dissertation adds new knowledge to the field.


**Q**
"The Swiss Parliament meets in the capital city of Bern."
Is the above claim true?
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
Anybody who does not already know that Bern is the capital city of Switzerland can easily look it up.


Is the following statement true?
"Ayn Rand frowned on Betsy Ross for sewing too many stars on the 3rd flag."
no
Ayn Rand was born over one hundred years after Betsy Ross and their paths couldn't possibly have crossed.


**Q**
Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"The human Eye is a perfectly formed organ."
**A**
no
The human eye has several weaknesses, one we are very familar with is the blind spot. The eye is also still evolving so nothing is really perfect.


Does the following sentence make sense?
"The Exorcist documents the journey of a musician that has been diagnosed with schizophrenia."
Options:
- yes
- no
no
The Exorcist (film) is about a little girl who is being haunted by a demon.


Claim: "Pecan is from an Algonquin word variously referring to Pecans, walnuts, and hickory nuts."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
no
A pecan, like the fruit of all other members of the hickory genus, is not truly a nut, but is technically a drupe, a fruit with a single stone or pit, surrounded by a husk.