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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. According to Dr. Poole, why can Belial never win the war for humanity's soul?
(a) Belial can corrupt animals, but humans are too intelligent to fall for his tricks.
(b) At his core, Belial has a good heart.
(c) He cannot resist the temptation to take evil so far that it necessarily fails.
(d) He is a coward and can't do the truly dirty work it would take.

2. What does the Arch Vicar believe about Belial's relationship to the atomic bomb?
(a) Belial personally engineered the bomb.
(b) Belial would have degraded mankind with or without the bomb.
(c) Belial created atomic technology, but intended it to be used as a source of limitless energy.
(d) The bomb was essential for Belial to degrade mankind.

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

4. What relationship does the Arch Vicar urge for Dr. Poole with respect to the church?
(a) The Arch Vicar thinks Dr. Poole is not enlightened enough to understand the church.
(b) The Arch Vicar thinks Dr. Poole would be a bad influence on the church.
(c) The Arch Vicar wishes to expel Dr. Poole from the church because of his lustful ways.
(d) The Arch Vicar encourages Dr. Poole to become a full member.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the Arch Vicar NOT blame for world wars?

2. What is the Arch Vicar's perspective on sexual intercourse?

3. Who is NOT among Dr. Poole's initial guests to his new laboratory?

4. Which, according to the script's narrator, is not one of the "fruits of the ape-mind"?

5. Who assigns jobs in the primitive community?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the scene, including the chanting, taking place in the Los Angeles Coliseum at the height of the Purification Ceremonies.

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

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

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

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

7. Provide the following characters' views on sex: the Arch Vicar, the Chief, and Dr. Poole.

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

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

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

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