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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. When Bob Briggs speaks about his personal history, how does the narrator react?
(a) The narrator is infuriated and punches Briggs.
(b) The narrator is intrigued.
(c) The narrator is bored.
(d) The narrator is disgusted and leaves the room.

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

3. Who is living on Tallis' Cottonwood Ranch when it is visited by the filmmaker(s)?
(a) The Lublin family.
(b) The Briggs family.
(c) The Coulton family.
(d) The Tallis family.

4. What does Dr. Poole tell Chief about why New Zealand was spared in the World War?
(a) Its citizens created a magical forcefield.
(b) Dr. Poole refuses to admit he is from New Zealand.
(c) Dr. Poole lies and states that most of New Zealand was destroyed.
(d) The country was deemed to not be of strategic value.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of "Ape and Essence" makes Bob decide to read the entire script?

2. According to the narrator, what was Gandhi's "great secret"?

3. What is the occupation of Bob Briggs?

4. On which street corner does Chief order books to be incinerated?

5. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs discover the screenplay at the heart of the novel?

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