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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Blunders of Science - Toward a New SuperScience.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Henderson use to describe empirical science?
(a) A fad.
(b) Passe.
(c) Cliche.
(d) A fling.

2. What scientist is NOT included in Longshanks list of Evolution proponents?
(a) Lee Strobel.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Carl Sagan.
(d) Ernst Meyer.

3. What is the "random and heartless struggle for dominance, commonly known as the survival of the fittest" described by Longshanks in his note?
(a) Rush hour.
(b) Youth group.
(c) Evolution.
(d) High school.

4. What was the average height for humans two thousand years ago?
(a) Three feet four inches.
(b) Five feet three inches.
(c) Seven feet nine inches.
(d) Four feet six inches.

5. What does Henderson speculate could be the reason for Flying Spaghetti Monster touching?
(a) The FSM is trying to hold humans still.
(b) The FSM likes hitting humans on the head.
(c) The FSM does not want humans floating around in space.
(d) The FSM likes short people.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Henderson, science will no longer be limited by what?

2. What is the "strange and often misunderstood force" that, according to Henderson, the Flying Spaghetti Monster controls with His Noodly Appendage?

3. What does Henderson NOT use to prove the inferiority of empirical science?

4. What day of the week is the Flying Spaghetti Monster's chosen holiday?

5. What is the other name for Flying Spaghetti Monsterism?

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