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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) Lincoln Park.
(b) The Observatory.
(c) Pershing Square.
(d) The Cocktail Bar.

2. What is the name of the scientists' ship in Ape and Essence?
(a) The Worchestershire.
(b) The Flying Dutchman.
(c) The Kiwi.
(d) The Canterbury.

3. Which book does Dr. Poole save from the book burning ordered by the Chief?
(a) A volume of Shelley's poetry.
(b) The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
(c) A collection of letters and personal essays by Marcel Proust.
(d) Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.

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

5. What is the name for the team of scientists at the heart of Ape and Essence?
(a) The Post-War Analysis Committee.
(b) The California Knowledge Project.
(c) The Association for New Horizons.
(d) The New Zealand Rediscovery Expedition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group of artists does Bob Briggs compare himself to in "Tallis"?

2. What is the reader told about how the "Ape and Essence" script appears in the novel?

3. What does Dr. Schneeglock blame for Dr. Poole's lack of a fulfillment of his promise?

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

5. According to a chorus of youths, what is "the chief end of Man"?

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