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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. What does the congregation chant as the babies are sacrificed?

2. In which garage does Dr. Poole meet with Loola in a car to have a discussion about the nature of evil?

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

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

5. What happens to sexually aggressive boys in the primitive community?

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

3. Describe the final scene of the film involving William Tallis' gravestone.

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

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

6. What is peculiar about the babies being prepared for the Purification Ceremonies?

7. What discussion do the Chief, Arch Vicar, and Dr. Poole have concerning food production?

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

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

10. What became of the Canterbury and its crew, ultimately?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the fictionalized world history put forth by Ape and Essence. How was the majority of mankind destroyed? Why was New Zealand spared? How does fear of war relate to the time period Huxley was writing in?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the character of William Tallis and the extent to which he is a surrogate or reflection of Huxley himself. Why is it important that he wrote the Ape and Essence screenplay? What is the significance of his gravestone, and the grave's location?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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