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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: The Script, pages 50-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is Cottonwood Ranch located?
(a) Hollywood, California.
(b) Murcia, California.
(c) Outside of Chicago, Illinois.
(d) New Zealand.

4. Which of the following is true about the scientists' rediscovery of the world?
(a) They use sonar technology to find land.
(b) They crash-land because of a dense fog.
(c) The world is still highly radioactive, and the scientists must wear suits.
(d) Oil derricks can still be seen in the water outside of shore.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The lobby of the Cocktail Bar is filled with which group of people?

2. Which gravedigger apologizes to Dr. Poole by claiming that burying Dr. Poole was done only for fun?

3. What does Dr. Schneeglock blame for Dr. Poole's lack of a fulfillment of his promise?

4. Who kidnaps Dr. Poole?

5. What surprises Chief about Dr. Poole's admission that he arrived on a boat?

(see the answer key)

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