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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Henderson say is the name of the man who invented the Macarena?
2. What is the official drink of Pirates?
3. What is the Communion Test designed to prove?
4. What is the "strange and often misunderstood force" that, according to Henderson, the Flying Spaghetti Monster controls with His Noodly Appendage?
5. Who does Longshanks mention as a group who would approve of Intelligent Design theory?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Henderson assert that "one suggested theory is just as good as another?"
2. Why does the world know so little about the treasure Pirates buried?
3. In Longshanks' note, how does Longshanks describe the concepts of Intelligent Design and Evolution?
4. 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?
5. Henderson asserts that the Earth is actually 5,000 years old. How does he explain the scientific evidence that the Earth is actually billions of years old?
6. In "Toward a New SuperScience, what are some reasons Henderson says supernatural science or superstition should be combined with empirical science?
7. Name three examples of choices Longshanks lists as being offered to Americans.
8. What discovery about penicillium mold and bacteria was first noticed by Sir Alexander Fleming?
9. What are the two reasons Henderson gives for the decrease in witches in modern society?
10. In Henderson's "Unified Spaghetti Theory," how can the reader create life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining Intelligent Design. What does Intelligent Design teach? What are some different versions of Intelligent Design? How does Henderson present the theory of ID? Compare and contrast ID with Flying Spaghetti Monsterism. What do the two have in common? What are some differences between the two theories?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay concerning the sections of Henderson's books entitled "The Need for Alternate Theories" and "An Alternate Viewpoint." Some questions one may want to consider include: Why do Henderson and Longshanks insist that alternate theories must be taught in schools? What are the theories the two want taught in schools? What are the implications of including all theories in school curricula? Do the authors want all theories taught in schools, or just certain ones?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay assessing Henderson's statement that "Pastafarianism is the only religion based on empirical evidence." What empirical evidence does Henderson use to support Pastafarianism? How does Henderson's assertion mesh with his inclusion of elements like "SuperScience" and Henderson's insistence that all theories are equally valid?
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