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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around summertime of Marx's employment, what subject does he frequently discuss with John Paul?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Politics.
(c) Religion.
(d) Art.

2. Why does Amanda believe that Marx joined their zoo?
(a) Marx is missing spiritual significance in his life and is hoping to find it with them.
(b) Marx longs for simple working pleasures.
(c) Marx is in love with her.
(d) Marx is obsessed with baboons.

3. Who rescues Marx from his suicide attempt?
(a) John Paul.
(b) Amanda.
(c) The Cowboy.
(d) Plucky Purcell.

4. What story does John Paul tell while the group considers their options about the Corpse?
(a) His belief in innate goodness of men as evidenced by his travels in Africa.
(b) African natives and the mysterious radio transmissions which continue to mystify them.
(c) His first sight of Amanda.
(d) The conquest of Africa by Christianity and science.

5. Despite her open marriage with John Paul, why does Amanda refuse to have sex with Marx?
(a) Marx is too possessive for that sort of relationship.
(b) She is afraid he will get her pregnant.
(c) She is not attracted to him.
(d) She does not want Baby Thor to become confused.

6. According to Tarzan, what caused men to lose touch with death and, thus, created an unnatural fear of it?
(a) Men no longer looked to the stars for answers.
(b) Men only looked to God for answers instead of inside themselves.
(c) Men created the ideas of Heaven and Hell for an afterlife.
(d) Men no longer tilled their own fields.

7. Why is Amanda initially impressed with Marx's theory of her spiritual state?
(a) She enjoys the passion in his words.
(b) She likes the musical candences in his voice.
(c) He reminds her of the mountain hermit who mentored her.
(d) She respects his large vocabulary.

8. In order to smuggle the Corpse out of the country, within what does Plucky convince his artist friend to encase the body?
(a) Papier-mache.
(b) Plaster.
(c) Marble.
(d) A wooden sarcophagus.

9. After the arrival of Father Gustadt and the undercover agents, what does Marx wake up to discover the next day?
(a) Father Gustadt is threatening to burn the zoo down around them if they do not hand over the Corpse.
(b) Plucky has buried the Corpse at sea.
(c) John Paul, Plucky, and Mon Cul have taken the Corpse and disappeared.
(d) John Paul has been arrested.

10. When Tarzan compares Jesus to Pan, what does he claim the two divine beings had in common?
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Love of wine.
(c) Music.
(d) Love for others.

11. According to Amanda, what imbalance in Christianity has caused years of needless violence and bloodshed?
(a) The belief in what will get one into Heaven.
(b) The interpretations of Jesus's words.
(c) The idea of free will versus fate.
(d) The gender dynamics.

12. What does Marx suggest as being the beginning stages of John Paul and Amanda's spiritualism?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Dissatisfaction with the world.
(c) Freedom from conventions.
(d) The need to create a better world for their children.

13. Fill in the blank: Amanda pays for her purchase from the Cowboy (acquired after the employment of Marx Marvelous) with four wishes and ___ _____.
(a) Two songs.
(b) Five kisses.
(c) One belief.
(d) Three dreams.

14. What self-imposed is inflicting Jesus in Marx's vision?
(a) He has flogged himself.
(b) He has been awake for forty days.
(c) He is fasting.
(d) He has refused beverage for days in the desert.

15. What does Plucky Purcell find in the catacombs of the Vatican?
(a) Jesus's body.
(b) The Shroud of Turin.
(c) The cross upon which Christ was crucified.
(d) The Dead Sea scrolls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural disaster occurs in Vatican City, causing Plucky to go explore the vaults?

2. How does Marx argue against vegetarianism with Amanda?

3. What hint does John Paul leave behind for Amanda when he, Plucky, and Mon Cul run away the Corpse?

4. While Amanda ultimately decides there is nothing morally wrong with eating meat, with what practice does she take umbrage?

5. Why was Pan highly sexual, according to Tarzan?

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