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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 is the Communion Test designed to prove?
2. What day of the week is the Flying Spaghetti Monster's chosen holiday?
3. According to Henderson, science provides tools to achieve what purpose?
4. Why does Henderson say "no one in the real world is going to take Evolution seriously?"
5. What is the official drink of Pirates?
Short Essay Questions
1. In his proposed experiment in "Kiwi Birds: Flightless?" what does Henderson suggest the researcher do to give the kiwi bird motivation to fly?
2. What are some of the "disturbing rumors" about Bobby Henderson that Longshanks lists in his note?
3. According to Henderson, what is the correlation between population increase and humans' increased height?
4. Henderson is convinced that the more one reads his book, the more convinced they will become about two specific points. What are they?
5. What evidence does Henderson use to support his theory that kiwi birds are lazy?
6. 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?
7. Snodgrass and Jaffari speculate that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is "trying to rekindle the low-carb diet craze" instead of eradicating what negative elements?
8. How does Henderson describe science at the beginning of "Toward a New SuperScience?"
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 "Toward a New SuperScience, what are some reasons Henderson says supernatural science or superstition should be combined with empirical science?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Study the concept of peer review that Henderson mentions in his book. Write an essay about the "Communion Test" experiments Henderson runs, and critique his experiments as though you were reviewing his work as part of the peer review process. It may help to look up some examples of peer-reviewed articles or theories.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining different means of proselytism used by various religions, and compare and contrast them with the methods set forth in "The Pastafarian Guide to Propaganda." What methods used by Henderson are similar to those from other religions? What are different? Be sure to include means of proselytizing from numerous different religions.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing and contrasting stories in "The Holy Noodle" with the myths and stories they parody. Some questions you may want to consider include: What myths and stories are parodied? What are the similarities and differences between Henderson's story and its mythical counterpart? What does Henderson accomplish by parodying the stories?
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