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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. In the beginning of the screenplay, the narrator warns that "all too often" Art takes Nature and __________.
(a) Crafts only the wicked.
(b) Produces only the sublime.
(c) Manufactures only the ludicrous.
(d) Denies all but the lowest organisms.

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

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

4. Who decides to drive to Cottonwood Ranch to find William Tallis?
(a) The narrator, Bob Briggs, and Lou Lublin.
(b) Bob Briggs only.
(c) The narrator only.
(d) The narrator and Bob Briggs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs discover the screenplay at the heart of the novel?

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

3. The narrator compares the beauty of the first image on screen in "Ape and Essence" to a poem by which poet?

4. Who is living on Tallis' Cottonwood Ranch when it is visited by the filmmaker(s)?

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

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