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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: The Script, pages 25-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which scientist is leashed by a female baboon at the beginning of the screenplay?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) John "Mad Jack" Fuller.
(c) Isaac Newton.
(d) Michael Faraday.

2. The Chief figure declares that he is operating under what type of government?
(a) A Republic.
(b) A Dictatorship.
(c) A Democracy.
(d) An Autocratic.

3. What is the reader told about how the "Ape and Essence" script appears in the novel?
(a) Ape and Essence was reprinted without change or comment.
(b) The Ape and Essence appearing in the novel was created from a memory of the script itself.
(c) The names in the script were changed for legal reasons.
(d) Ape and Essence was heavily edited to improve dialogue and story.

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

5. What is the subject of the song the female baboon sings?
(a) War.
(b) Love.
(c) Food.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kidnaps Dr. Poole?

2. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs meet at the outset of the novel?

3. Why is Bob Briggs in financial trouble?

4. When Bob Briggs speaks about his personal history, how does the narrator react?

5. What is the name of the scientists' ship in Ape and Essence?

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