View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: The Script, pages 75-100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was a gravedigger subjected to a punishment of twenty-five lashes?
(a) He stepped on a grave.
(b) He tried to run away.
(c) He tried to steal a corpse's ring for himself.
(d) He argued with the leader about the best way to dig up graves.

2. Which of the following is true about the scientists' rediscovery of the world?
(a) Oil derricks can still be seen in the water outside of shore.
(b) They use sonar technology to find land.
(c) The world is still highly radioactive, and the scientists must wear suits.
(d) They crash-land because of a dense fog.

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

4. Which gravedigger apologizes to Dr. Poole by claiming that burying Dr. Poole was done only for fun?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Loola.
(c) Chief.
(d) Flossie.

5. What does Mrs. Coulton believe about how the narrator and William Tallis might have gotten along?
(a) They would have been indifferent to one another.
(b) Their political differences would have proved too much for even a casual acquaintance.
(c) They would have gotten along splendidly.
(d) They would not have liked one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. William Tallis died from ___________.

2. In the beginning of the screenplay, the narrator warns that "all too often" Art takes Nature and __________.

3. Which church member whips the mothers after the babies are sacrificed?

4. Who is at the very top of the religious hierarchy in the primitive community?

5. Which church member actually does the killing of the babies?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 304 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample