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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 was Aristotle's pupil?
2. What holiday falls on September 19th every year?
3. How many rubber bands does one need to make the Flying Spaghetti Monster Simulacrum?
4. What theory says that all matter is made of "little noodlelike strings?"
5. What man-made object can be seen from space and is suspected to be a tribute to the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
Short Essay Questions
1. In his first pamphlet, what three reasons does Henderson offer non-believers to convert?
2. 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?"
3. What did the Flying Spaghetti Monster do on the night of the Second Day?
4. What motivation does Henderson offer to Pastafarians to contribute to their church?
5. What method of fund-raising employed by televangelist Christians does Henderson consider unethical?
6. Why did Charles Darwin's father threaten to "remove young Charles' colander and other kitchen utensils?"
7. What does Henderson say to Evolutionists in his "Final Note?"
8. In addition to pamphlets, what are the "intrepid soldiers of the FSM" armed with?
9. Why did the Flying Spaghetti Monster tell the midget to create pasta?
10. What retail store does Henderson mention in the section dedicated to the Pastafarian holiday called "Holiday," and why does he mention that store?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining Henderson's argument that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is responsible for the theory of Intelligent Design. Some questions you may want to consider include: How does Henderson's depiction of Intelligent Design proponents mesh with the above argument? If the FSM created ID, and the FSM is also responsible for making the Earth look like the product of Evolution, what does that say about the debate between Evolution and ID?
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
Write an essay concerning the sections of Henderson's books entitled "The Need for Alternate Theories" and "An Alternate Viewpoint." Some questions one may want to consider include: Why do Henderson and Longshanks insist that alternate theories must be taught in schools? What are the theories the two want taught in schools? What are the implications of including all theories in school curricula? Do the authors want all theories taught in schools, or just certain ones?
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