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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is at the very top of the religious hierarchy in the primitive community?
(a) The Pope of Darkness.
(b) The Cardinal of Sin.
(c) Satanic Science Practitioner.
(d) Arch Vicar of Belial.

3. Who "ravishes" Dr. Poole during mating season?
(a) Two young mulatto girls.
(b) Loola.
(c) Polly.
(d) Two Postulants.

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

5. Which church member actually does the killing of the babies?
(a) The Patriarch of Pasadena.
(b) The Arch-Vicar.
(c) The Postulant.
(d) The Satanic Science Practitioner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is Dr. Poole?

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

3. What is the Chief's perspective on sexual intercourse?

4. According to Dr. Poole, why can Belial never win the war for humanity's soul?

5. What is Loola threatened with when she objects to her assigned job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dr. Poole's emotional state of mind after being ravished by the two mulatto girls.

2. What effect has the Industrial Revolution had on humanity according to the Arch Vicar?

3. What discussion do the Chief, Arch Vicar, and Dr. Poole have concerning food production?

4. Describe the events in which Dr. Poole and Loola are assigned new jobs in the primitive community.

5. According to the Arch Vicar, did Belial need the atomic bomb to assure the destruction of mankind?

6. Does the Arch Vicar wish for Dr. Poole to join the church? Why or why not?

7. Describe the moment in which Dr. Poole and Loola discover romantic feelings for one another, rather than lust.

8. Why does Loola feel that Dr. Poole is different from other men she has known?

9. Describe the circumstances of Dr. Poole's rape.

10. How does the poetry of Percy Shelley contribute to the development of romance between Dr. Poole and Loola?

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