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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. What kind of primate represents the greatest among man, according to the narrator?
(a) The chimpanzee.
(b) The lemur.
(c) The gorilla.
(d) The baboon.

2. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs discover the screenplay at the heart of the novel?
(a) At Cottonwood Ranch.
(b) On the Canterbury ship.
(c) Outside the Studio Commissary.
(d) In Murcia, California.

3. The narrator makes an analogy between Gandhi's nonviolence and what feature of Bob Brigg's life?
(a) His gambling.
(b) His writing.
(c) His adultery.
(d) His drinking.

4. What does Dr. Schneeglock blame for Dr. Poole's lack of a fulfillment of his promise?
(a) Dr. Poole is promiscuous and cannot stay with one woman.
(b) Dr. Poole is a gambler with significant debts.
(c) Dr. Poole still lives with his mother.
(d) Dr. Poole's mother died when he was only a baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miss Ethel Hook's desire, with respect to Dr. Poole?

2. William Tallis died from ___________.

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

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

5. Why did William Tallis write "Ape and Essence"?

(see the answer key)

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