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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the Arch Vicar NOT blame for world wars?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Overpopulation.
(c) Demonic possession.
(d) Famine.

2. The Hots community has what relationship to the government of the primitives?
(a) The Hots cower in front of the government and will honor any request.
(b) The Hots benefit financially from following governmental orders.
(c) The Hots community does not honor any government edicts or demands.
(d) The Hots are secretly led by the government, and so secretly follow its orders.

3. When evil destroys itself, what notion returns back to humanity?
(a) The Unholy of Holies.
(b) The Phoenix Bird.
(c) The Spirit of Belial.
(d) The Order of Things.

4. Why is Chief displeased with Dr. Poole and his opinion of food production?
(a) Chief is convinced Dr. Poole wishes to poison the community.
(b) Chief feels Dr. Poole is being overly optimistic.
(c) Chief wishes the process to go significantly faster.
(d) Dr. Poole is providing no plans to provide for most of Chief's favorite foods.

5. What is the name for those who do not obey the strict mating rituals of the Arch Vicar's religion?
(a) Furies.
(b) Hots.
(c) Gravediggers.
(d) Satanists.

6. Which desert do Dr. Poole and Loola cross to escape the primitive community?
(a) The Mojave Desert.
(b) The Arizona Desert.
(c) The Arabian Desert.
(d) Death Valley.

7. To what university is Dr. Poole assigned?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) UCLA.
(c) Pepperdine University.
(d) The University of Southern California.

8. When Loola is assigned to her new job, who acts as a comforting friend and confidante?
(a) Dr. Poole.
(b) The Chief Assistant to the Grand Inquisitor.
(c) Flossie.
(d) Polly.

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

10. What book does Dr. Poole read from while courting Loola?
(a) Shakespeare's love sonnets.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A book of Shelley's poetry.
(d) William Tallis' Ape and Essence.

11. Where are the babies sacrificed to appease the Devil?
(a) The corner of Sunset and Vine.
(b) The San Diego Zoo.
(c) The Los Angeles Coliseum.
(d) An abandoned warehouse.

12. Loola notes that Dr. Poole is different from the primitive men in what way?
(a) He is a man of action rather than words.
(b) He expresses contempt for deformed babies.
(c) He likes to talk to her.
(d) He finds no value in books.

13. The deformed babies in the Cocktail Bar were all born between what dates?
(a) April 4 through May 21.
(b) January 1 and December 31.
(c) January 1 and March 1.
(d) December 10 and December 17.

14. 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) In order to delay the horror of the inevitable for moments longer.
(d) The Devil holds the key to rational behavior and beliefs for mankind.

15. On what structure are the babies sacrificed?
(a) Vessel of the Unholy Spirit.
(b) The High Altar.
(c) The Occasional Table.
(d) Belial's Butcher Block.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who "ravishes" Dr. Poole during mating season?

2. What is the most obvious difference between Arch Vicar's community and the Hots?

3. When Loola is assigned to her new job, at which location does she work?

4. Which church member whips the mothers after the babies are sacrificed?

5. For about how long does Dr. Poole work on the assignment given to him by the primitive community?

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