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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. On which deity do the primitives blame their problems?
(a) Peter.
(b) Belial.
(c) Beelzebub.
(d) Satan.

2. What happens to sexually aggressive boys in the primitive community?
(a) They are sacrificed on the high altar.
(b) They are chained in a dungeon.
(c) Their aggression is encouraged for the good of the community.
(d) They are castrated.

3. In what year was William Tallis born?
(a) 1490.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1945.

4. How many books has the Arch Vicar managed to save from destruction?
(a) None.
(b) Twelve.
(c) 3000 - 4000.
(d) Forty-five.

5. How does the narrator characterize the scientists from New Zealand?
(a) They are extraordinarily physically fit, which will serve them well in their travels.
(b) They are nothing special, and are quiet and humane.
(c) They are petty and jealous, and given to fighting.
(d) They were hand-selected as the most intelligent of mankind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bob Briggs in financial trouble?

2. When Loola is assigned to her new job, who acts as a comforting friend and confidante?

3. What book does Dr. Poole read from while courting Loola?

4. What does the Arch Vicar tell Dr. Poole about his scientist friends?

5. What emotion best describes Dr. Poole's state of mind after the mating rituals?

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