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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. At which location is Chief presented with a necklace made of bones?
(a) Pershing Square.
(b) The Observatory.
(c) The Cocktail Bar.
(d) Lincoln Park.

2. Why was New Zealand spared from the destruction that ravaged the rest of the planet?
(a) It was not deemed to be of any important military value.
(b) Its leaders engaged in clever diplomacy.
(c) Because of raging sea storms, it was not accessible to aggressors.
(d) It built great bunkers that protected its people.

3. The narrator makes an analogy between Gandhi's nonviolence and what feature of Bob Brigg's life?
(a) His writing.
(b) His drinking.
(c) His gambling.
(d) His adultery.

4. On which deity do the primitives blame their problems?
(a) Satan.
(b) Beelzebub.
(c) Peter.
(d) Belial.

5. Near which major city do the scientists finally land?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Belgrade.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much does Bob owe the government in back taxes?

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

4. The Chief figure declares that he is operating under what type of government?

5. How does Dr. Poole convince the gravediggers to spare him from being buried alive?

(see the answer key)

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