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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. According to the Arch Vicar, what makes men into cowards, saints, and humans?

2. What is the reason that sex has become seasonal for the primitive community?

3. According to the Arch Vicar, why do his people worship the Devil?

4. What does Flossie think about Loola's relationship with Dr. Poole?

5. How many books has the Arch Vicar managed to save from destruction?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the Arch Vicar's theory of history? What does this have to do with the "Order of Things"?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Does the Arch Vicar wish for Dr. Poole to join the church? Why or why not?

10. How does the Arch Vicar find out about Dr. Poole's escape? How does he react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does surrealism play in Ape and Essence? Identify and explain three surrealistic elements. What effect does the use of surrealism have on the comprehension of the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between Dr. Poole and Loola. Why are they compatible souls? What aspects of humanity do they share? Why is Loola different from the other primitives? What does Loola have that Miss Ethel Hook does not?

Essay Topic 3

Explain some of the Arch Vicar's views? These would include:

a) theory of world history

b) theory of divinity and Belial

c) theory of demon possession

d) why his church is a positive influence

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