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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who decides to drive to Cottonwood Ranch to find William Tallis?
(a) Bob Briggs only.
(b) The narrator, Bob Briggs, and Lou Lublin.
(c) The narrator and Bob Briggs.
(d) The narrator only.

2. What kind of primate represents the greatest among man, according to the narrator?
(a) The chimpanzee.
(b) The gorilla.
(c) The lemur.
(d) The baboon.

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

4. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs discover the screenplay at the heart of the novel?
(a) Outside the Studio Commissary.
(b) At Cottonwood Ranch.
(c) In Murcia, California.
(d) On the Canterbury ship.

5. Who was NOT among the team of scientists from New Zealand?
(a) Dr. Canterbury.
(b) Miss Ethel Hook.
(c) Professor Grampian.
(d) Dr. Cudworth.

6. Why was a gravedigger subjected to a punishment of twenty-five lashes?
(a) He argued with the leader about the best way to dig up graves.
(b) He stepped on a grave.
(c) He tried to run away.
(d) He tried to steal a corpse's ring for himself.

7. What is the first thing to appear in the "Ape and Essence" screenplay?
(a) The ship called the Canterbury.
(b) The title.
(c) A gathering of baboons.
(d) The name of the producer.

8. Why does Dr. Poole claim he cannot fix the Chief's train?
(a) Dr. Poole does not possess the necessary engineering background.
(b) Dr. Poole does not wish to help the Chief, whom he considers evil.
(c) Dr. Poole pretends he does not know how to fix the train to provide leverage for future negotiations.
(d) Dr. Poole would only fix the train if the Chief released Loola.

9. What is the leashed scientist beaten with by the female baboon holding him?
(a) A candlestick.
(b) A spatula.
(c) The Bible.
(d) A riding switch.

10. Why was New Zealand spared from the destruction that ravaged the rest of the planet?
(a) Its leaders engaged in clever diplomacy.
(b) It built great bunkers that protected its people.
(c) It was not deemed to be of any important military value.
(d) Because of raging sea storms, it was not accessible to aggressors.

11. How is Chief able to keep a tight rein on Dr. Poole after meeting him?
(a) Dr. Poole is handcuffed.
(b) Dr. Poole's kneecaps are broken.
(c) Dr. Poole is administered an intoxicating drug.
(d) Dr. Poole is strapped to a table which is carried around.

12. How does Loola feel about the beating of the young woman at the hands of the primitives' religious leader?
(a) She is indifferent, having seen the ritual dozens of times.
(b) She feels it is all in good fun.
(c) She feels it is necessary to maintain proper discipline.
(d) She feels it is unjust and horrific.

13. Which gravedigger apologizes to Dr. Poole by claiming that burying Dr. Poole was done only for fun?
(a) Flossie.
(b) Loola.
(c) Shelley.
(d) Chief.

14. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs meet at the outset of the novel?
(a) The Studio Commissary.
(b) The Cottonwood Ranch.
(c) The Hollywood Cemetery.
(d) Murcia, California.

15. Why are the primitives unable to make clothes?
(a) Cotton has changed since the radioactivity of the World War.
(b) They are religiously opposed to clothing.
(c) Only the Chief is allowed to wear clothes.
(d) There is no machinery left to make clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. William Tallis died from ___________.

2. Why is Bob Briggs in financial trouble?

3. How do the primitives mark women who have not produced a healthy baby during the season?

4. What derogatory name do primitive men call the primitive women who bear deformed babies?

5. What is Miss Ethel Hook's desire, with respect to Dr. Poole?

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