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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 his fund raising is not as unethical as that of what group?
(a) Girl Scout troops.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Hari Krishnas.
(d) Christian televangelists.

2. What was Giordano Bruno's original name?
(a) Lucca.
(b) Fillipo.
(c) Dante.
(d) Phillip.

3. What is wrong with the strippers in Pastafarian hell?
(a) They are all ugly.
(b) They are terrible dancers.
(c) They are expensive.
(d) They have venereal diseases.

4. What was the Big Bang?
(a) The Flying Spaghetti Monster stomping on a cockroach.
(b) The Flying Spaghetti Monster falling out of bed.
(c) The Flying Spaghetti Monster shooting off fireworks.
(d) The Flying Spaghetti Monster slamming the door.

5. "Freeloaders" are allowed on the Pastafarians' Pirate ship. but what may they not touch?
(a) The cannons.
(b) The captain's wheel.
(c) The mast.
(d) The rigging.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the Flying Spaghetti Monster left out of the portrait of the signing of the American Constitution?

2. What does Henderson say will provide money to support the Flying Spaghetti Monster's church?

3. What is the main component in the Flying Spaghetti Monster Simulacrum?

4. Who is Dolly the cloned sheep named after?

5. What structure is described as being "complex and noodlelike?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Galileo go on trial for his theories?

2. What is the significance of the hieroglyph that allegedly shows the Flying Spaghetti Monster in an Egyptian tomb?

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

4. What motivation does Henderson offer to Pastafarians to contribute to their church?

5. What method of fund-raising employed by televangelist Christians does Henderson consider unethical?

6. What did the Flying Spaghetti Monster do on the night of the Second Day?

7. Why do bad things happen to good people if the Flying Spaghetti Monster is benevolent?

8. What retail store does Henderson mention in the section dedicated to the Pastafarian holiday called "Holiday," and why does he mention that store?

9. Why does Henderson suggest gluing the googly eyes to pipe-cleaners first while making the Flying Spaghetti Monster Simulacrum?

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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