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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 "one undeniable theory" mentioned in "An Alternate Vision?"
2. What is the "strange and often misunderstood force" that, according to Henderson, the Flying Spaghetti Monster controls with His Noodly Appendage?
3. Why does the Flying Spaghetti Monster manipulate scientific data?
4. According to Henderson, what does the Flying Spaghetti Monster theory of gravity lack that could make the theory more accepted?
5. According to Henderson, DNA looks what what shape of pasta?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Snodgrass and Jaffari, what was the Flying Spaghetti Monster's state of mind when he created the universe?
2. Why have Intelligent Design proponents been "targeting education officials?"
3. Explain Henderson's Flying Spaghetti Monster theory of gravity.
4. What are the two reasons Henderson gives for the decrease in witches in modern society?
5. What is peer review?
6. In "Toward a New SuperScience, what are some reasons Henderson says supernatural science or superstition should be combined with empirical science?
7. According to Henderson, why is college so expensive?
8. What about the authors themselves makes Snodgrass and Jaffari assert that their Unintelligent Design theory appeals to religious people and "brainiacs" alike?
9. What evidence does Henderson use to support his theory that kiwi birds are lazy?
10. Snodgrass and Jaffari speculate that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is "trying to rekindle the low-carb diet craze" instead of eradicating what negative elements?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining Pastafarianism as a religion. Explain Pastafarianism's beliefs, deity, history/ mythology, Pastafarianists' means of proselytizing, and the controversy surrounding the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Essay Topic 2
In several sections of The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Henderson deals with the theory of natural selection. Write an essay describing the process of natural selection and citing scientifically accepted evidence to support that theory. How does Henderson explain natural selection? What are some examples Henderson cites to support his explanation? What are the differences and similarities between Henderson's explanation and the scientific explanation of the process?
Essay Topic 3
Using The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as a guide, write an essay about the Flying Spaghetti Monster both as a deity and as a cultural phenomenon. Include his characteristics as a god, including His physical appearance, his personality, and his relationship with humanity. Also include his significance in today's culture, including his role in the debate between Evolutionists and Intelligent Design proponents.
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