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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Dolly the cloned sheep named after?
2. What may throw off a Pastafarian's depth perception?
3. Henderson says that Leonardo Da Vinci invented what video game?
4. What are the Flying Spaghetti Monster's meatballs made of in the FSM Simulacrum?
5. What is wrong with the strippers in Pastafarian hell?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Charles Darwin's father threaten to "remove young Charles' colander and other kitchen utensils?"
2. In addition to pamphlets, what are the "intrepid soldiers of the FSM" armed with?
3. What "one troubling misunderstanding" about Pastafarian saints does Henderson address in "A Guide to the Holidays?"
4. What about the pasta shape called couscous supports the assertion that the Flying Spaghetti Monster gives "a gift of pasta to which [people] can understand?"
5. According to Henderson, why should Pastafarian missionaries spend their time in high-traffic areas?
6. Why does Henderson suggest gluing the googly eyes to pipe-cleaners first while making the Flying Spaghetti Monster Simulacrum?
7. What did the Flying Spaghetti Monster do on the night of the Second Day?
8. What "interesting place" is tagged with the Pirate-fish stencil in the "Swag" section of the book?
9. Why do bad things happen to good people if the Flying Spaghetti Monster is benevolent?
10. Why did the Flying Spaghetti Monster tell the midget to create pasta?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one individual that appears in Henderson's "A History of Heretics" section. Write an essay explaining the life and teachings of that individual, and the role that person plays in history. After establishing the individual's history and historical significance, explain what about their life or teachings makes them heretical to the Pastafarian church.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay comparing and contrasting stories in "The Holy Noodle" with the myths and stories they parody. Some questions you may want to consider include: What myths and stories are parodied? What are the similarities and differences between Henderson's story and its mythical counterpart? What does Henderson accomplish by parodying the stories?
Essay Topic 3
Henderson wrote The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster largely in response to the debate about the theory of Intelligent Design and its place in America's classrooms. Write an essay summarizing the discussion over Evolution, Intelligent Design, and, most recently, Flying Spaghetti Monsterism and their places in schools' curricula. Hint: A good starting place is the State of Tennessee vs. John Scopes trial, commonly referred to as the "Scopes Monkey Trial." Other topics one may want to consider include Henderson's open letter to the Kansas School Board, the circumstances surrounding that letter, Pastafarian activity in Polk County, Florida, etc.
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