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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Loola afraid of entering into a romantic relationship with Dr. Poole?
(a) They will probably have a deformed baby.
(b) It is against the law.
(c) He is a foreigner, and foreigners are evil and not to be trusted.
(d) He is always joking and never takes anything seriously, which annoys her.

2. According to the Arch Vicar, how long has mankind pitted itself against Nature?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three centuries.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) 100,000 years.

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

4. Who is NOT among Dr. Poole's initial guests to his new laboratory?
(a) Arch Vicar.
(b) Loola.
(c) Chief.
(d) Director of Food Production.

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

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

7. How does Dr. Poole react to Polly's child being killed?
(a) He becomes angered and must be restrained.
(b) He is caught up in the mob mentality and cheers along with everyone else.
(c) He faints.
(d) He chokes the Patriarch of Pasadena to death.

8. Who stands guard over Dr. Poole during the mating rituals to ensure he does not escape?
(a) Loola.
(b) The Arch Vicar.
(c) The Patriarch of Pasadena.
(d) Two Postulants.

9. What injures Dr. Cudworth when he goes to look for Dr. Poole?
(a) An arrow shot by a primitive.
(b) A poisonous snake.
(c) Gamma radiation.
(d) Malnutrition.

10. What injures Miss Ethel Hook when she goes to look for Dr. Poole?
(a) Gamma radiation.
(b) A poisonous snake.
(c) Malnutrition.
(d) An arrow shot by a primitive.

11. What religion is Dr. Poole?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Christian.
(c) Atheist.
(d) Hindu.

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

13. What is NOT given to Dr. Poole when he is assigned a job?
(a) Loola for his assistant.
(b) Several laborers.
(c) A plot of land.
(d) A laboratory.

14. According to the Arch Vicar, what makes men into cowards, saints, and humans?
(a) War.
(b) Technology.
(c) Love.
(d) Conscience.

15. Which, according to the script's narrator, is not one of the "fruits of the ape-mind"?
(a) Hate.
(b) Joy.
(c) Misery.
(d) Restlessness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Loola notes that Dr. Poole is different from the primitive men in what way?

2. Who orders all the mothers to the "place of shame"?

3. On what structure are the babies sacrificed?

4. What is Polly's perspective on her deformed baby?

5. What does the Arch Vicar blame for famine and war?

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