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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. What common college food seems to indicate the Flying Spaghetti Monster's presence on college campuses?
(a) Olive Garden.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Taco Bell.
(d) Cheese.

2. If students are our future, what does Henderson say is also our future?
(a) Empirical science.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Pastafarianism.
(d) Cheap beer.

3. Who does Henderson say is creator of the theory of Intelligent Design?
(a) The Flying Spaghetti Monster.
(b) Ferris P. Longshanks.
(c) Pirates.
(d) Catholics.

4. What did the Flying Spaghetti Monster do when he was "careless, cruel, drunk, or even high?"
(a) Made volcanoes.
(b) Stepped on Atlantis.
(c) Created life.
(d) Overslept.

5. When completing Henderson's experiment, how long should one boil the subatomic strings?
(a) Nine hours, or twelve lightyears, whichever comes first.
(b) About an hour, or possibly several million years.
(c) Until they are done.
(d) Approximately seven years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term scientists use to explain human' ability to "mimic the forces of nature?"

2. What does Henderson say may cause proponents of Intelligent Design to join with Pastafarians?

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

4. What is the "inalienable right" that Longshanks says is supported by "any real American?"

5. Why does Henderson say "no one in the real world is going to take Evolution seriously?"

Short Essay Questions

1. In Henderson's "Unified Spaghetti Theory," how can the reader create life?

2. Why have Intelligent Design proponents been "targeting education officials?"

3. Explain Henderson's Flying Spaghetti Monster theory of gravity.

4. According to Henderson, what will happen when "the god-hating communists have won?"

5. What discovery about penicillium mold and bacteria was first noticed by Sir Alexander Fleming?

6. According to Snodgrass and Jaffari, what was the Flying Spaghetti Monster's state of mind when he created the universe?

7. What does Henderson say is the more likely ancestor of humanity; apes or Pirates? Why?

8. In "Toward a New SuperScience, what are some reasons Henderson says supernatural science or superstition should be combined with empirical science?

9. In Longshanks' note, how does Longshanks describe the concepts of Intelligent Design and Evolution?

10. Why does the world know so little about the treasure Pirates buried?

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