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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. Where are the Arch Vicar's books kept?
(a) The Seminary.
(b) The Baker's Store.
(c) The Unholy of Unholies.
(d) The High Altar.

2. According to Dr. Poole, what happens when "evil is carried to the limit"?
(a) It destroys mankind.
(b) It is always counteracted by great good.
(c) It becomes good.
(d) It destroys itself.

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

4. What is Polly's perspective on her deformed baby?
(a) Polly loves the child, but is willing to sacrifice it for the greater good.
(b) Polly loves the child and does not want to see him killed.
(c) Polly hates the child, and feels it has earned its fate.
(d) Polly is indifferent to the child, and is not present for its sacrifice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books has the Arch Vicar managed to save from destruction?

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

3. What does the Arch Vicar believe about Belial's relationship to the atomic bomb?

4. Why is Chief displeased with Dr. Poole and his opinion of food production?

5. What is the result of Dr. Poole and Loola's discussion in a car garage toward the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the Arch Vicar find out about Dr. Poole's escape? How does he react?

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

6. What scientific reason does the script narrator give for the restrictive mating season of the primitives?

7. Describe what occurs immediately preceding Dr. Poole's faint at the Purification Ceremonies.

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

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

10. What is the Arch Vicar's stance on the reality of demonic possession?

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