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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: The Script, pages 122-152.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job is assigned to Loola after her job review?
(a) Mining cemetery worker.
(b) Chorus Singer.
(c) Director of Food Production.
(d) Midwife.

2. According to Dr. Poole, why can Belial never win the war for humanity's soul?
(a) Belial can corrupt animals, but humans are too intelligent to fall for his tricks.
(b) At his core, Belial has a good heart.
(c) He is a coward and can't do the truly dirty work it would take.
(d) He cannot resist the temptation to take evil so far that it necessarily fails.

3. According to the Arch Vicar, why do his people worship the Devil?
(a) The Devil has humanity's best interests at heart.
(b) They feed off his power and wish to be possessed by his spirit.
(c) The Devil holds the key to rational behavior and beliefs for mankind.
(d) In order to delay the horror of the inevitable for moments longer.

4. When workers arrive to be assigned jobs for the year, what article of clothing are they given?
(a) Swimming trunks.
(b) Badges.
(c) Hats.
(d) Aprons.

5. What group of artists does Bob Briggs compare himself to in "Tallis"?
(a) The Romantic Poets.
(b) The Surrealist Writers.
(c) The Baroque Composers.
(d) The Impressionist Painters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Loola's nickname for Dr. Poole?

2. What does the Arch Vicar believe about Belial's relationship to the atomic bomb?

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

4. What destination have the team of scientists from New Zealand chosen?

5. Which desert do Dr. Poole and Loola cross to escape the primitive community?

(see the answer key)

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