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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Blunders of Science - Kiwi Birds: Flightless?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Henderson, science will no longer be limited by what?
(a) Lack of education.
(b) Poorly made microscopes.
(c) Test books.
(d) Natural explanations.

2. If students are our future, what does Henderson say is also our future?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Cheap beer.
(c) Pastafarianism.
(d) Empirical science.

3. What does Henderson say the "subatomic strings" in his theory are made of?
(a) DNA.
(b) The Flying Spaghetti Monster's hair.
(c) Wet spaghetti.
(d) Fusilli.

4. According to Henderson, what causes global warming?
(a) The Flying Spaghetti Monster's boiling pasta.
(b) The Flying Spaghetti Monster's simmering anger.
(c) An increase in greenhouse gasses.
(d) A decreasing Pirate population.

5. In the experiment Henderson describes, what should one do with the kiwi birds to test their ability to fly?
(a) Hypnotize them.
(b) Train them to fly.
(c) Throw them off a cliff.
(d) Raise them with a family of sparrows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Flying Spaghetti Monster do when he was "careless, cruel, drunk, or even high?"

2. In "An Alternative Viewpoint," who does Longshanks say will have won if Intelligent Design is not taught in schools?

3. What does Henderson say the Flying Spaghetti Monster spreads with his Noodly Appendage?

4. Who are the Chosen People of the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

5. What is the "proposed selective force of Evolution?"

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