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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 event resulted in the destruction of a majority of mankind in the screenplay?
(a) Overpopulation of a poisonous frog.
(b) World War Three.
(c) A deadly plague.
(d) Robots who turned on their masters.

2. Who kidnaps Dr. Poole?
(a) The Chief.
(b) Miss Ethel Hook.
(c) Three men.
(d) Three baboons.

3. How does Dr. Poole become separated from his team?
(a) He stops to propose marriage to Miss Ethel Hook.
(b) He decides to confront the aggressive baboons in a nearby village.
(c) He becomes injured, and the others will not slow for him.
(d) He stops to observe an unusual species of plant.

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

5. What is the name of the scientists' ship in Ape and Essence?
(a) The Canterbury.
(b) The Flying Dutchman.
(c) The Worchestershire.
(d) The Kiwi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of primate represents the greatest among man, according to the narrator?

2. What became of William Tallis' second wife?

3. What became of William Tallis' immediate family?

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

5. Why was New Zealand spared from the destruction that ravaged the rest of the planet?

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