Final Exam
3 March 2009 by Bob
So, like, you just have to take this exam.
Some highlights:
A deeply devout Catholic couple has just returned from their fiftieth anniversary celebration, when suddenly the husband falls to the ground, clutching his chest. What is the most productive action for the wife to take?1. Call 911
2. Put him in the car and race to the hospital herself
3. Administer CPR
4. Fall on her knees and pray to the Lord to spare his lifeYou are a product tester and frequently bring your work home. Yesterday, while dressed in a flame resistant suit (up to 3,000 degrees) and carrying the latest model fire extinguisher, you discover your neighbor’s house is on fire. As the flames quickly spread, you stand and watch your neighbor’s new baby burn to death. Which of the following best describes your behavior?
1. All-powerful
2. All-knowing
3. All-loving
4. MysteriousOne day while jogging in the park, you see a maniac with a butcher knife about to attack a six-year old girl. Which would be the most morally proper action to take?
1. Grab the nearest rock and beat off the attacker
2. Call the police on your cell phone
3. Yell “POLICE!” and run toward the attacker in a threatening manner
4. Calmly walk away, because God works in mysterious ways, and what appears “evil” to our finite human mind, may in fact be part of a vaster plan in God’s infinite mind, so it’s best not to interfereWhat is the number of children born without arms or legs that have been miraculously restored by a visit to the shrine at Lourdes, France?
1. Too many to count
2. Over 1,000
3. Several dozen
4. Zero, but only because their faith was not strong enoughAlthough you are new at golf, you have just hit a beautiful 200-yard drive and your ball has landed on a blade of grass near the cup at Hole 3. The green contains ten million blades of grass. The odds of your ball landing on that blade of grass are 10,000,000 to one against, too improbable to have happened by mere chance. What’s the explanation?
1. The wind guided it
2. Your muscles guided it
3. There is no need for an explanation
4. You consciously designed your shot to land on that particular bladeWhich of the following is most likely to be true, and why?
1. Romulus was the son of God, born to a mortal human virgin
2. Dionysus turned water into wine
3. Apollonius of Tyana raised a girl from the dead
4. Jesus Christ was the son of God, born to a mortal virgin, turned water into wine, and raised a man from the dead

3 March 2009, on 8:41 am
Q. Your marriage is in shambles – what advice do you take to fix it?
1. Dr. Phil – “You get what you give. When you give better, you get better.”
2. Google – “Results: about 11,700,000 for marriage advice. (0.16 seconds)”
3. Thor – “Get a mistress.”
4. The Bible – “Stone her with stones that she die. Deuteronomy 22:13-21″
3 March 2009, on 1:49 pm
Hilarious; and that test “nails it” RE so many of the typical bullshit religious notions…and with such creative humor.
Thanks for posting that, Bob. What a fantastic source of highly intelligent articles…is “Ebon Musings”!
An atheist “Fav” must, indeed.
3 March 2009, on 2:18 pm
Oh, goody, I love a quiz! Where’s the answer page?
5 March 2009, on 1:59 am
Thanks! I needed the laugh today.