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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the foundation of modern life to the narrator?
(a) Joy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Rage.
2. According to a chorus of youths, what is "the chief end of Man"?
(a) To propitiate Belial.
(b) To eat, drink, and be merry.
(c) To die in an inferno of glory.
(d) To protect and shelter women.
3. The narrator compares the beauty of the first image on screen in "Ape and Essence" to a poem by which poet?
(a) Percy Shelley.
(b) W.B. Yeats.
(c) Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
(d) Robert Frost.
4. What became of William Tallis' immediate family?
(a) They moved away after Mr. Tallis died.
(b) William Tallis never had a family.
(c) They died in a car accident.
(d) They died in World War I.
5. What is the youngest gravedigger tempted by, which he must resist?
(a) The large emerald ring of a corpse.
(b) A plump girl beside him.
(c) The fine clothes of a corpse.
(d) His leader's bacon sandwich.
6. What does Dr. Schneeglock blame for Dr. Poole's lack of a fulfillment of his promise?
(a) Dr. Poole's mother died when he was only a baby.
(b) Dr. Poole is a gambler with significant debts.
(c) Dr. Poole still lives with his mother.
(d) Dr. Poole is promiscuous and cannot stay with one woman.
7. Who leads the team of gravediggers at the Southern California mausoleum?
(a) The Rat King.
(b) Dr. Poole.
(c) Boss Man.
(d) Chief.
8. Why was a gravedigger subjected to a punishment of twenty-five lashes?
(a) He stepped on a grave.
(b) He argued with the leader about the best way to dig up graves.
(c) He tried to run away.
(d) He tried to steal a corpse's ring for himself.
9. What is Rosie's career aspiration?
(a) Producer.
(b) Singer and actress.
(c) Writer.
(d) Painter.
10. How do the primitives mark women who have not produced a healthy baby during the season?
(a) By writing "NO" on their clothing.
(b) By tattooing them on the shoulders.
(c) By making them wear distinct earrings.
(d) By shaving their heads.
11. What is the occupation of Bob Briggs?
(a) Gravedigger.
(b) Retired military officer.
(c) Botanist.
(d) Screenwriter.
12. What ritual is held among the primitives as a protection against deformed babies?
(a) The Devil's Dance.
(b) Belial's Feast.
(c) The Purification Ceremonies.
(d) Halloween.
13. At which location is Chief presented with a necklace made of bones?
(a) Lincoln Park.
(b) The Cocktail Bar.
(c) Pershing Square.
(d) The Observatory.
14. How much does Bob owe the government in back taxes?
(a) $3.67.
(b) $150,000.
(c) $45.00.
(d) $33,000.
15. What is the leashed scientist beaten with by the female baboon holding him?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A candlestick.
(c) A riding switch.
(d) A spatula.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the reader told about how the "Ape and Essence" script appears in the novel?
2. What is the name of the scientists' ship in Ape and Essence?
3. Which gravedigger apologizes to Dr. Poole by claiming that burying Dr. Poole was done only for fun?
4. What is the name of Bob Briggs' wife?
5. How does Dr. Poole convince the gravediggers to spare him from being buried alive?
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