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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: The Script, pages 75-100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator compares the beauty of the first image on screen in "Ape and Essence" to a poem by which poet?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) W.B. Yeats.
(d) Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

2. Why was New Zealand spared from the destruction that ravaged the rest of the planet?
(a) It was not deemed to be of any important military value.
(b) It built great bunkers that protected its people.
(c) Its leaders engaged in clever diplomacy.
(d) Because of raging sea storms, it was not accessible to aggressors.

3. What became of William Tallis' second wife?
(a) She committed suicide after Mr. Tallis died.
(b) She was persecuted for being Jewish and was killed.
(c) She died from cancer.
(d) She ran off with another man.

4. Why did William Tallis write "Ape and Essence"?
(a) He wrote the script on a bet with a friend.
(b) He wanted to warn people about the fluoride put in the nation's water supply.
(c) He wanted to earn money to send to his granddaughter.
(d) He wanted to became a world-famous film director.

5. At which location is Chief presented with a necklace made of bones?
(a) Pershing Square.
(b) Lincoln Park.
(c) The Observatory.
(d) The Cocktail Bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is true about the scientists' rediscovery of the world?

2. Who leads the team of gravediggers at the Southern California mausoleum?

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

4. What does the Arch Vicar call the calamity of World War that destroyed most of the world?

5. When Bob Briggs speaks about his personal history, how does the narrator react?

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