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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Blunders of Science - An Alternative Vision.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "An Alternative Viewpoint," who does Longshanks say are NOT voices for Evolution?
(a) Scientists.
(b) Pirates.
(c) Judges.
(d) Liberal media.

2. Why does Henderson say The Flying Spaghetti Monster made the duck-billed platypus?
(a) He had consumed too many Mountain Dews.
(b) He was drunk.
(c) He has a sense of humor.
(d) He was sleep-deprived.

3. What does the factory in Flying Spaghetti Monsterism's heaven make?
(a) Robots.
(b) Strippers.
(c) Yo-yos.
(d) Dinosaurs.

4. If witches do exist in the 21st century, why does Henderson say may be the reason they are not much of an issue?
(a) They call themselves Wiccans now, not witches.
(b) The Flying Spaghetti Monster protects them.
(c) They are responsible for many trendy pop bands.
(d) They are all hiding and fireproofing themselves.

5. What does Henderson say are the two forms of selection?
(a) Natural selection and conscious selection.
(b) Conscious selection and sexual selection.
(c) Subconscious selection and natural selection.
(d) Natural selection and sexual selection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henderson say "fitness" in natural selection means?

2. What term does Henderson use to describe empirical science?

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

4. According to Henderson, what could happen to make man grow shorter after getting so tall in contemporary times?

5. What is the "random and heartless struggle for dominance, commonly known as the survival of the fittest" described by Longshanks in his note?

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