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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 surprises Chief about Dr. Poole's admission that he arrived on a boat?
(a) Chief feels only the devil rides on a boat.
(b) The Chief is indifferent to Dr. Poole's admission.
(c) Chief is surprised New Zealand still had boats.
(d) Chief feels boats are magic.

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

3. Which scientist is leashed by a female baboon at the beginning of the screenplay?
(a) Michael Faraday.
(b) Isaac Newton.
(c) John "Mad Jack" Fuller.
(d) Albert Einstein.

4. What became of William Tallis' immediate family?
(a) They moved away after Mr. Tallis died.
(b) They died in a car accident.
(c) They died in World War I.
(d) William Tallis never had a family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the primitives mark women who have not produced a healthy baby during the season?

2. The primitives' religious leader presses a young woman about what matter, eventually beating her?

3. Why does Dr. Poole claim he cannot fix the Chief's train?

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

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

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