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

2. What is the result of Dr. Poole and Loola's discussion in a car garage toward the end of the novel?
(a) They agree they must stay, but they make plans to shepherd their child to the Hots community.
(b) They agree to stay in the primitive community, but try to change its laws and customs.
(c) They agree to run away together.
(d) They agree Dr. Poole must flee north, but Loola must stay.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which garage does Dr. Poole meet with Loola in a car to have a discussion about the nature of evil?

2. As Dr. Poole and Loola have sex, what is the Arch Vicar doing?

3. According to Dr. Poole, what happens when "evil is carried to the limit"?

4. What does the congregation chant as the babies are sacrificed?

5. According to the Arch Vicar, how do Men destroy themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What commentary does the script narrator offer about joy (as described in a poem by Shelley) and the possibility of joy in the ape-mind?

2. What is peculiar about the babies being prepared for the Purification Ceremonies?

3. What difference does the narrator make between conscience and customs?

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

5. How is Loola finally swayed to run away with Dr. Poole?

6. What is the Arch Vicar's explanation for why his people worship Belial, all the while acknowledging the being's evilness.

7. What is Dr. Poole's reasoning for why Belial can never win in his battle against mankind?

8. What is the Arch Vicar's theory of history? What does this have to do with the "Order of Things"?

9. What happens to young boys who show early signs of sexual aggression in the primitive community?

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

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