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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. Henderson says that kiwi birds are what shape?
(a) Ovals.
(b) Spheres.
(c) Squares.
(d) Triangles.

2. What food do the Pastafarians serve for their Communions?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Rotini and sauce.
(c) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(d) Fettucini alfredo.

3. What was the average height for humans two thousand years ago?
(a) Five feet three inches.
(b) Three feet four inches.
(c) Four feet six inches.
(d) Seven feet nine inches.

4. According to the Flying Spaghetti Monster theory of gravity, why are people getting taller?
(a) The Flying Spaghetti Monster is getting bored.
(b) People have learned to make healthier pasta.
(c) The population is increasing.
(d) The Flying Spaghetti Monster has been sleeping.

5. What does Henderson say witches eat?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Calculators.
(c) Children.
(d) Computers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Longshanks' Evolutionary explanation of televisions, what is NOT included in his list of components?

2. According to Henderson, what causes global warming?

3. When completing Henderson's experiment, how long should one boil the subatomic strings?

4. Why does Henderson say witches are no longer a problem in the 21st century?

5. What does Henderson say the Flying Spaghetti Monster spreads with his Noodly Appendage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What about the Communion Test makes it a good way to prove the existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster to unbelievers?

3. Name three examples of choices Longshanks lists as being offered to Americans.

4. In his proposed experiment in "Kiwi Birds: Flightless?" what does Henderson suggest the researcher do to give the kiwi bird motivation to fly?

5. Why does Henderson assert that "one suggested theory is just as good as another?"

6. What is peer review?

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

8. Why does Henderson write, "I can safely say, then, that anyone against the inclusion of supernatural theories into science wants children to starve?"

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

10. What about the authors themselves makes Snodgrass and Jaffari assert that their Unintelligent Design theory appeals to religious people and "brainiacs" alike?

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