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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. Loola notes that Dr. Poole is different from the primitive men in what way?

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

3. What will happen to the deformation rate of babies in fifty years, according to the Arch Vicar?

4. What does the Arch Vicar blame for famine and war?

5. Which two concepts does the Arch Vicar blame for the fall of mankind?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances of Dr. Poole's rape.

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

3. What difference does the narrator make between conscience and customs?

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

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

6. Describe the initial entrance of the Arch Vicar.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Huxley may have chosen to start Ape and Essence on the date of Gandhi's assassination. Explain Gandhi's historical significance. What kind of insight might an understanding of Gandhi's teaching have on some of the themes and messages of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Ape and Essence is structure with a narrative frame. Explain the nature of this narrative frame and what effect the "story-within-a-story" has on reader comprehension and interpretation of the events.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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