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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long should potential converts try Pastafarianism before converting?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 90 days.
(c) Six months.
(d) 60 days.

2. Henderson says his fund raising is not as unethical as that of what group?
(a) Girl Scout troops.
(b) Hari Krishnas.
(c) Beggars.
(d) Christian televangelists.

3. What does Henderson say is really behind the John Scopes trial?
(a) The NRA.
(b) The MADD.
(c) The NAACP.
(d) The ACLU.

4. Who was Aristotle's pupil?
(a) Plato.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Marc Antony.
(d) Alexander the Great.

5. According to Henderson, why might the Flying Spaghetti Monster have interfered with aboriginal hunters?
(a) To teach them to make boomerangs.
(b) To get them to eat more pasta.
(c) To save them from predators.
(d) The FSM is fond of kangaroos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Giordano Bruno's original name?

2. What is the official religion of Japan?

3. What holiday is marked by the Passing of the Eye Patch ritual?

4. What holiday falls on September 19th every year?

5. What theory says that all matter is made of "little noodlelike strings?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What retail store does Henderson mention in the section dedicated to the Pastafarian holiday called "Holiday," and why does he mention that store?

2. In "A Pastafarian Guide to Propaganda," what is the specific reason that Henderson says Pastafarians do not base their religion on dogma?

3. In addition to pamphlets, what are the "intrepid soldiers of the FSM" armed with?

4. According to Henderson, why should Pastafarian missionaries spend their time in high-traffic areas?

5. Why do bad things happen to good people if the Flying Spaghetti Monster is benevolent?

6. Why did the Flying Spaghetti Monster tell the midget to create pasta?

7. Why did Galileo go on trial for his theories?

8. Why do contemporary "Pirates," like sports teams, pirate costumes, and literal pirates, not positively influence global weather?

9. What is implied in the photograph that shows the Flying Spaghetti Monster present at a lunar landing?

10. What did Giordano Bruno do as a spy against the Catholics that causes Henderson to dub him "a major asshole?"

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