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

2. How much does Bob owe the government in back taxes?
(a) $33,000.
(b) $3.67.
(c) $45.00.
(d) $150,000.

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

4. How does the narrator characterize the scientists from New Zealand?
(a) They were hand-selected as the most intelligent of mankind.
(b) They are extraordinarily physically fit, which will serve them well in their travels.
(c) They are nothing special, and are quiet and humane.
(d) They are petty and jealous, and given to fighting.

5. What is the foundation of modern life to the narrator?
(a) Joy.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Rage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who kidnaps Dr. Poole?

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

4. How does Dr. Poole become separated from his team?

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

(see the answer key)

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