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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. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs meet at the outset of the novel?
(a) The Cottonwood Ranch.
(b) The Studio Commissary.
(c) Murcia, California.
(d) The Hollywood Cemetery.

2. On what date do the explorer-scientists set out from New Zealand?
(a) May 1, 2345.
(b) May 21, 1981.
(c) February 20, 2108.
(d) January 1, 2004.

3. Who is living on Tallis' Cottonwood Ranch when it is visited by the filmmaker(s)?
(a) The Coulton family.
(b) The Briggs family.
(c) The Lublin family.
(d) The Tallis family.

4. When Bob Briggs speaks about his personal history, how does the narrator react?
(a) The narrator is bored.
(b) The narrator is intrigued.
(c) The narrator is disgusted and leaves the room.
(d) The narrator is infuriated and punches Briggs.

5. Why is Bob Briggs in financial trouble?
(a) He has made a series of poor investments.
(b) He has accrued gambling debts.
(c) He owes back taxes.
(d) His home was recently robbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the song the female baboon sings?

2. In the human condition, what does fear NOT cast out, according to the narrator?

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

4. Why was a gravedigger subjected to a punishment of twenty-five lashes?

5. According to the narrator, truth without charity is not God but ___________.

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