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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: The Script, pages 50-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dr. Poole become separated from his team?
(a) He becomes injured, and the others will not slow for him.
(b) He stops to propose marriage to Miss Ethel Hook.
(c) He decides to confront the aggressive baboons in a nearby village.
(d) He stops to observe an unusual species of plant.

2. Why does Dr. Poole claim he cannot fix the Chief's train?
(a) Dr. Poole pretends he does not know how to fix the train to provide leverage for future negotiations.
(b) Dr. Poole does not wish to help the Chief, whom he considers evil.
(c) Dr. Poole does not possess the necessary engineering background.
(d) Dr. Poole would only fix the train if the Chief released Loola.

3. Who orders Dr. Poole to be buried up to his waist by the gravediggers?
(a) Chief.
(b) Loola.
(c) Miss Ethel Hook.
(d) Flossie.

4. What is Rosie's career aspiration?
(a) Writer.
(b) Producer.
(c) Singer and actress.
(d) Painter.

5. How does Loola feel about the beating of the young woman at the hands of the primitives' religious leader?
(a) She is indifferent, having seen the ritual dozens of times.
(b) She feels it is necessary to maintain proper discipline.
(c) She feels it is unjust and horrific.
(d) She feels it is all in good fun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of "Ape and Essence" makes Bob decide to read the entire script?

2. On what date do the explorer-scientists set out from New Zealand?

3. Which gravedigger apologizes to Dr. Poole by claiming that burying Dr. Poole was done only for fun?

4. Who kidnaps Dr. Poole?

5. The narrator compares the beauty of the first image on screen in "Ape and Essence" to a poem by which poet?

(see the answer key)

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