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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. With respect to the strange behavior of the primitives, Dr. Poole experiences a change from which state to which state?
(a) Scientific curiosity to joy.
(b) Joy to Ecstasy.
(c) Horror to scientific curiosity.
(d) Pain to Despair.

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

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

4. According to the Arch Vicar, why do his people worship the Devil?
(a) They feed off his power and wish to be possessed by his spirit.
(b) The Devil has humanity's best interests at heart.
(c) The Devil holds the key to rational behavior and beliefs for mankind.
(d) In order to delay the horror of the inevitable for moments longer.

5. Why is Chief displeased with Dr. Poole and his opinion of food production?
(a) Dr. Poole is providing no plans to provide for most of Chief's favorite foods.
(b) Chief wishes the process to go significantly faster.
(c) Chief feels Dr. Poole is being overly optimistic.
(d) Chief is convinced Dr. Poole wishes to poison the community.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which church member whips the mothers after the babies are sacrificed?

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

5. Where do Dr. Poole and Loola first have sex?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. List the allusions/references found in this section of the text.

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

8. Describe the initial entrance of the Arch Vicar.

9. How does the Arch Vicar defend his religion's practices with respect to Dr. Poole's own religion?

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

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