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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Blunders of Science - Toward a New SuperScience.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the average height for humans today?
(a) Five feet ten inches.
(b) Six feet one inch.
(c) Eight feet two inches.
(d) Four feet ten inches.

2. What term does Henderson use to describe empirical science?
(a) Passe.
(b) Cliche.
(c) A fling.
(d) A fad.

3. In Longshanks' Evolutionary explanation of televisions, what is NOT included in his list of components?
(a) Remote controls.
(b) Spare television parts.
(c) Mud.
(d) DNA.

4. What does the church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster "stand for?"
(a) All that is purple.
(b) All that is cheesy.
(c) All that is saucy.
(d) All that is good.

5. What must be taught to "give young students' minds a broad foundation?"
(a) Biology.
(b) Pastafarianism.
(c) Alternative theories.
(d) String theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. If witches do exist in the 21st century, why does Henderson say may be the reason they are not much of an issue?

2. What is the church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster against?

3. What does Henderson use to "prove" empirical science's shortcomings?

4. According to Henderson, what does the Flying Spaghetti Monster theory of gravity lack that could make the theory more accepted?

5. Why does Henderson expect the Flying Spaghetti Monster theory of gravity to be admitted into accepted science?

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