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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. In the human condition, what does fear NOT cast out, according to the narrator?
2. What part of "Ape and Essence" makes Bob decide to read the entire script?
3. Why is Chief concerned that no women produced healthy babies this season?
4. According to a chorus of youths, what is "the chief end of Man"?
5. For how long have the primitives been raiding gravesites?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Bob Briggs and the narrator initially become interested in "Ape and Essence"?
2. What is the importance of where Tallis preferred to be buried?
3. List the allusions/references found in this section of the text.
4. What does Bob Briggs ask Lou Lublin for, and why? How does this relate to a religious painting?
5. Describe the landing of the Canterbury and the crew's first sight of land.
6. What is Bob Briggs appraisal of Gandhi?
7. Why does the Chief order his gravediggers to bury Dr. Poole?
8. What is the New Zealand Rediscovery Expedition, and what is its mission?
9. What are the specifics of Bob Briggs' personal troubles at the outset of the novel?
10. List the allusions/references found in this section of the text.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many of the philosophical passages in Ape and Essence are devoted to the nature of evil. According to Dr. Poole, what is the nature of evil? What is the nature of evil to the Arch Vicar? In each man's view, what is man's relationship to Belial/evil? Can man improve his station or somehow overcome evil eventually?
Essay Topic 2
What role does Polly play in Ape and Essence? Why is she important for the reader to better understand or empathize with the situations in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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