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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 does Mrs. Coulton believe about how the narrator and William Tallis might have gotten along?
(a) They would not have liked one another.
(b) They would have been indifferent to one another.
(c) Their political differences would have proved too much for even a casual acquaintance.
(d) They would have gotten along splendidly.

2. What destination have the team of scientists from New Zealand chosen?
(a) California.
(b) Peru.
(c) Japan.
(d) Russia.

3. What does the Chief believe about the current level of discipline in the primitive community?
(a) He believes the community lacks proper discipline.
(b) As he delivers discipline himself, he is quite pleased with the level of discipline.
(c) He does not believe in the harsh discipline exacted by the religious leaders.
(d) He believes people should be more free to pursue their own interests.

4. According to the narrator, what was Gandhi's "great secret"?
(a) The fact that he secretly yearned for power and glory.
(b) He was a serial adulterer.
(c) The fact that he did not want anything for himself.
(d) He was a great admirer of art and artists.

5. The novel begins on what important day?
(a) The day Gandhi was assassinated.
(b) The day John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
(c) The day World War II formally ended.
(d) The day the U.S. stock market crashed.

Short Answer Questions

1. William Tallis is from ____________.

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

3. How does the narrator characterize the scientists from New Zealand?

4. Which book does Dr. Poole save from the book burning ordered by the Chief?

5. Who leads the team of gravediggers at the Southern California mausoleum?

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