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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: The Script, pages 100-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Loola notes that Dr. Poole is different from the primitive men in what way?
(a) He likes to talk to her.
(b) He expresses contempt for deformed babies.
(c) He is a man of action rather than words.
(d) He finds no value in books.

2. How do the primitives mark women who have not produced a healthy baby during the season?
(a) By writing "NO" on their clothing.
(b) By tattooing them on the shoulders.
(c) By making them wear distinct earrings.
(d) By shaving their heads.

3. What is the foundation of modern life to the narrator?
(a) Rage.
(b) Joy.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Fear.

4. What destination have the team of scientists from New Zealand chosen?
(a) Japan.
(b) Russia.
(c) California.
(d) Peru.

5. Near which major city do the scientists finally land?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Belgrade.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What surprises Chief about Dr. Poole's admission that he arrived on a boat?

3. What is the first thing to appear in the "Ape and Essence" screenplay?

4. In the Arch Vicar's religion, how is procreation regulated?

5. According to the narrator, truth without charity is not God but ___________.

(see the answer key)

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