diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index c771a9f..150746f 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     just --list --unsorted
 
 @_checks: check-spelling check-commits
-@_tests: test
+@_tests: (test "true") (test "false")
 @_builds: build-contributors build-website build-readme
 
 # Run all build-related recipes in the justfile
@@ -44,62 +44,14 @@ check-commits:
 check-spelling:
   uvx typos
 
-# Test and check that a data package can be created from the template
-test:
-  #!/usr/bin/env bash
-  test_name="test-data-package"
-  test_dir="$(pwd)/_temp/$test_name"
-  template_dir="$(pwd)"
-  commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-  rm -rf $test_dir
-  # vcs-ref means the current commit/head, not a tag.
-  uvx copier copy $template_dir $test_dir \
-    --vcs-ref=$commit \
-    --defaults \
-    --trust \
-    --data github_repo=$test_name \
-    --data github_user="first-last" \
-    --data author_given_name="First" \
-    --data author_family_name="Last" \
-    --data author_email="first.last@example.com" \
-    --data review_team="@first-last/developers" \
-    --data cc0_license="true" \
-    --data github_board_number=22
-  # Run checks in the generated test data package
-  cd $test_dir
-  git add .
-  git commit -m "test: initial copy"
-  just check-python check-spelling
-  # TODO: Find some way to test the `update` command
-  # Check that recopy works
-  echo "Testing recopy command -----------"
-  rm .cz.toml
-  git add .
-  git commit -m "test: preparing to recopy from the template"
-  uvx copier recopy \
-    --vcs-ref=$commit \
-    --defaults \
-    --overwrite \
-    --trust
-  # Check that copying onto an existing data package works
-  echo "Using the template in an existing package command -----------"
-  rm .cz.toml .copier-answers.yml LICENSE-MIT.md LICENSE.md
-  git add .
-  git commit -m "test: preparing to copy onto an existing package"
-  uvx copier copy \
-    $template_dir $test_dir \
-    --vcs-ref=$commit \
-    --defaults \
-    --trust \
-    --overwrite \
-    --data github_repo=$test_name \
-    --data github_user="first-last" \
-    --data author_given_name="First" \
-    --data author_family_name="Last" \
-    --data author_email="first.last@example.com" \
-    --data review_team="@first-last/developers" \
-    --data cc0_license="false" \
-    --data github_board_number=22
+# Test that a data package can be created from the template
+test cc0_license="true":
+  sh ./test-template.sh {{ cc0_license }}
+
+# Test template with the manual questionnaire answers
+test-manual:
+  mkdir -p _temp/manual
+  uvx copier copy --trust -r HEAD . _temp/manual/test-template
 
 # Clean up any leftover and temporary build files
 cleanup:
diff --git a/test-template.sh b/test-template.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c16e1bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-template.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Needs one argument:
+#
+# 1. cc0_license: true or false
+
+# Argument naming -----
+cc0_license="${1}"
+
+if [ -z "$cc0_license" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: sh $0 <cc0_license>"
+  echo "Example: sh $0 true"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set up variables and functions for the test -----
+test_name="test-package"
+test_dir="$(pwd)/_temp/$cc0_license/$test_name"
+template_dir="$(pwd)"
+
+# Needs two arguments:
+#
+# 1. Template directory
+# 2. Destination directory
+copy () {
+  # `-r HEAD` means to copy from the current HEAD, including uncommitted changes
+  uvx copier copy $1 $2 \
+    -r HEAD \
+    --defaults \
+    --data github_user="first-last" \
+    --data author_given_name="First" \
+    --data author_family_name="Last" \
+    --data author_email="first.last@example.com" \
+    --data review_team="@first-last/developers" \
+    --data cc0_license=$cc0_license \
+    --data github_board_number=22 \
+    --overwrite \
+    --skip-tasks \
+    --trust
+}
+
+# Pre-test setup -----
+# Remove the leftover directory from previous runs
+rm -rf $test_dir
+mkdir -p $test_dir
+
+# Check initial creation -----
+# TODO: Find some way to test the `update` command
+# Any step that fails will exit the script with an error and not continue
+echo "Testing copy for new projects when: 'cc0_license'='$cc0_license' -----------"
+(
+  cd $test_dir &&
+    copy $template_dir $test_dir &&
+    git init -b main &&
+    git add . &&
+    git commit --quiet -m "test: initial copy" &&
+    # Check that recopy works -----
+    echo "Testing recopy when: 'cc0_license'='$cc0_license' -----------" &&
+    rm .cz.toml &&
+    git add . &&
+    git commit --quiet -m "test: preparing to recopy from the template" &&
+    uvx copier recopy \
+      -r HEAD \
+      --defaults \
+      --overwrite \
+      --skip-tasks \
+      --trust &&
+    # Check that copying onto an existing package works -----
+    echo "Testing copy in existing projects when: 'cc0_license'='$cc0_license' -----------" &&
+    rm .cz.toml .copier-answers.yml &&
+    git add . &&
+    git commit --quiet -m "test: preparing to copy onto an existing package" &&
+    copy $template_dir $test_dir
+)