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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: The Script, pages 100-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William Tallis died from ___________.
(a) A botched surgery.
(b) Cancer of the throat.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A hit-and-run car accident.

2. What is the name of Bob Briggs' wife?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Miss Ethel Hook.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Katie.

3. Where do the Hots live?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Bakersfield.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. What kind of primate represents the "least among man," according to the narrator?
(a) The gorilla.
(b) The chimpanzee.
(c) The cheeky monkey.
(d) The baboon.

5. What does the Arch Vicar call the calamity of World War that destroyed most of the world?
(a) The Nuke.
(b) The Dimestore Disaster.
(c) The Event.
(d) The Thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is true about the scientists' rediscovery of the world?

2. Which scientist is leashed by a female baboon at the beginning of the screenplay?

3. What is the occupation of Bob Briggs?

4. Bob fears Elaine is cheating on him with which man?

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

(see the answer key)

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