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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dr. Poole become separated from his team?

2. What group of artists does Bob Briggs compare himself to in "Tallis"?

3. The lobby of the Cocktail Bar is filled with which group of people?

4. Who was NOT among the team of scientists from New Zealand?

5. At which location is Chief presented with a necklace made of bones?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Dr. Poole described? What does Dr. Schneeglock think of him?

2. How do Bob Briggs and the narrator initially become interested in "Ape and Essence"?

3. Why was Gandhi killed according to the narrator?

4. What does Bob Briggs ask Lou Lublin for, and why? How does this relate to a religious painting?

5. Describe the opening of the movie "Ape and Essence."

6. Describe the Chief's conception of "Democracy."

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

8. Describe the circumstances during which Dr. Poole is kidnapped.

9. What is the New Zealand Rediscovery Expedition, and what is its mission?

10. Describe the scene in which baboons are gathered at a palace.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Similar to Huxley's own Brave New World, Ape and Essence is concerned with the danger of totalitarian states. Explain how Huxley makes this fear manifest and how world events in Huxley's life encouraged Huxley to pursue cautionary tales about totalitarianism.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Hots Community. What are their beliefs? How were they formed? What is their culture like? Why does Dr. Poole wish to flee to this community?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the back story and plot points of the script "Ape and Essence" reveal the author's own fears about the threat of nuclear war and annihilation.

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