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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. How many people believe in Pastafarianism?
(a) More than six million.
(b) More than ten million.
(c) More than thirty million.
(d) More than a billion.

2. What does Henderson say about other religions?
(a) They are based on superstition.
(b) They are misguided.
(c) They are imitating Pastafarianism.
(d) They are silly.

3. Fill in the blank: "Pastafarians don't rest on their ______."
(a) Bums.
(b) Laurels.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Oak trees.

4. "The Case for the Church of the Immaculate Induction" seeks to inject what into religion?
(a) An awe for physics.
(b) A respect for Pirates.
(c) Mathematical essence.
(d) A sense of humor.

5. Why was the Flying Spaghetti Monster left out of the portrait of the signing of the American Constitution?
(a) The artist did not know how to paint him.
(b) To keep church and state separate.
(c) He was invisible.
(d) He did not actually sign the Constitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henderson say is really behind the John Scopes trial?

2. How did the midget in the Olive Garden of Eden break his tooth?

3. What does the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster NOT sell to raise money?

4. What may throw off a Pastafarian's depth perception?

5. Why do Pastafarians tend to be secretive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Giordano Bruno do as a spy against the Catholics that causes Henderson to dub him "a major asshole?"

2. What does Henderson say to Evolutionists in his "Final Note?"

3. In his first pamphlet, what three reasons does Henderson offer non-believers to convert?

4. Why did Charles Darwin's father threaten to "remove young Charles' colander and other kitchen utensils?"

5. Why do contemporary "Pirates," like sports teams, pirate costumes, and literal pirates, not positively influence global weather?

6. According to Henderson, why should Pastafarian missionaries spend their time in high-traffic areas?

7. What "interesting place" is tagged with the Pirate-fish stencil in the "Swag" section of the book?

8. What is implied in the photograph that shows the Flying Spaghetti Monster present at a lunar landing?

9. What does Henderson say is the only way to avoid inaction, and what does he recommend Pirates do?

10. What about the pasta shape called couscous supports the assertion that the Flying Spaghetti Monster gives "a gift of pasta to which [people] can understand?"

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