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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Treves react when he sees Mrs. Kendal nude in Merrick's room?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is apologetic.
(c) He is amused.
(d) He is outraged.

2. Which of the following Shakespearean plays is Mrs. Kendal performing in during the time she first meets Merrick?
(a) Much Ado About Nothing.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) A Midsummer Night's Dream.

3. Merrick states that the model he is working on is a symbol for what, "flying up from the mud"?
(a) Grace.
(b) Depression.
(c) Greed.
(d) Depravity.

4. Which character intercedes with Lord John, telling him to stop begging for money?
(a) Treves.
(b) Merrick.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) Gomm.

5. Which book did Merrick study as a child?
(a) The Qur'an.
(b) The Torah.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Vedas.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Merrick is handed over to the police, what do they search his belongings for?

2. Where was Merrick abandoned as a child?

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Merrick's compliments to Mrs. Kendal?

4. Which of the following philosophers said that the world "is an illusion and the work of an artist is simply an illusion of an illusion"?

5. What does Treves think is happening to Merrick's physical condition the more he is accepted into normal society?

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