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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. According to Henderson, man is created in whose image?
(a) Catholics.
(b) Midgets.
(c) Jains.
(d) Pirates.

2. What does Henderson say caused the extinction of the dodo bird?
(a) Bigger birds.
(b) Global warming.
(c) Aboriginal children.
(d) The extinction of their favorite fish.

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

4. What does Henderson say led to the Passenger Pigeon's extinction?
(a) Bad genes.
(b) Poachers.
(c) McDonald's "McPidgin sandwich."
(d) Pigeon-hunting parties.

5. What does Henderson say the term "ex nihilo" means?
(a) "Out of the sea."
(b) "Out of Doritos."
(c) "Out of pasta."
(d) "Out of nothing."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henderson NOT include as an ingredient in his recipe for life?

2. When did the Flying Spaghetti Monster reveal Himself to man?

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

4. What religious group waged war against the Pirates?

5. What day of the week is the Flying Spaghetti Monster's chosen holiday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence does Henderson use to support his theory that kiwi birds are lazy?

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

3. Snodgrass and Jaffari speculate that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is "trying to rekindle the low-carb diet craze" instead of eradicating what negative elements?

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

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

7. What type of organization is Henderson afraid his readers will think the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is? What kind of organization does Henderson say Pastafarianism actually is?

8. Name three of the religions and Henderson's titles for their holy books enumerated in "A Letter from Bobby Henderson."

9. What point does Henderson use to try to urge people to try Pastafarianism at the end of "A Letter from Bobby Henderson?"

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

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