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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 name for the primitives' religious leader?
(a) Book Eater.
(b) The Satanic Science Practitioner.
(c) Right Hand of Belial.
(d) Vessel of the Unholy Spirit.

2. Why does Dr. Poole claim he cannot fix the Chief's train?
(a) Dr. Poole does not wish to help the Chief, whom he considers evil.
(b) Dr. Poole would only fix the train if the Chief released Loola.
(c) Dr. Poole does not possess the necessary engineering background.
(d) Dr. Poole pretends he does not know how to fix the train to provide leverage for future negotiations.

3. What kind of primate represents the "least among man," according to the narrator?
(a) The cheeky monkey.
(b) The gorilla.
(c) The chimpanzee.
(d) The baboon.

4. William Tallis is from ____________.
(a) London, England.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Murcia, California.
(d) Bakersfield, California.

5. How is Chief able to keep a tight rein on Dr. Poole after meeting him?
(a) Dr. Poole is strapped to a table which is carried around.
(b) Dr. Poole is handcuffed.
(c) Dr. Poole's kneecaps are broken.
(d) Dr. Poole is administered an intoxicating drug.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What became of William Tallis' immediate family?

3. What is the foundation of modern life to the narrator?

4. How are the books incinerated in the Chief's book-burning ceremony?

5. Who decides to drive to Cottonwood Ranch to find William Tallis?

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