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The International Magicians Society Magic Academy Course
Final Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Magic (D.M.)
TRUE/FALSE
Place a T after each TRUE statement and an F after each FALSE statement.
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| 91) | The Classic Palm is a frequently employed sleight in coin magic. | _____ |
| 92) | The Shift is a cut used to move a card from the middle to the top of the deck. | _____ |
| 93) | Finn John is a sucker trick, in which a five dollar bill is switched for a one dollar bill, on an unsuspecting spectator. | _____ |
| 94) | Impromptu close-up magic is most convincingly performable with commonplace objects, such as playing cards, eggs, teacups, tennis balls, dice, coins, and paper currency. | _____ |
| 95) | When displaying a coin to the audience, it should be held firmly between the fingers and not allowed to wiggle or wobble. | _____ |
| 96) | The Miser's Dream, Multiplying Billiard Balls, Cups & Balls, and Linking Rings are regarded as classics of magic. | _____ |
| 97) | Giant object productions provide a climax to effects such as the Chop Cup routine. | _____ |
| 98) | A shell is used to facilitate the Multiplying Billiard Ball routine. | _____ |
| 99) | Roy Benson was never able to master the Billiard Ball routine, in spite of his ability to manipulate other, even larger objects. | _____ |
| 100) | When pretending to hold an object in the hand, the hand should not be tight-fisted, but should be held sufficiently rounded, in order that it believably seems to be holding an object of that size. | _____ |
| 101) | A good way to practice vanishing an object in the hand is to first practice actually putting the object into the hand, in order to be able to pretend to do so with naturalness. | _____ |
| 102) | A magician should not confuse his audience with too many, or too long, rapid manipulations, but should rather clearly display each move to leave an impression on the minds of the spectators. | _____ |
| 103) | Practicing too much before a mirror is not advisable. | _____ |
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