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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: The Script, pages 25-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kidnaps Dr. Poole?
(a) Three baboons.
(b) Miss Ethel Hook.
(c) The Chief.
(d) Three men.

2. When Bob Briggs speaks about his personal history, how does the narrator react?
(a) The narrator is intrigued.
(b) The narrator is infuriated and punches Briggs.
(c) The narrator is disgusted and leaves the room.
(d) The narrator is bored.

3. Who is living on Tallis' Cottonwood Ranch when it is visited by the filmmaker(s)?
(a) The Lublin family.
(b) The Coulton family.
(c) The Briggs family.
(d) The Tallis family.

4. What kind of primate represents the greatest among man, according to the narrator?
(a) The lemur.
(b) The chimpanzee.
(c) The baboon.
(d) The gorilla.

5. How does Dr. Poole become separated from his team?
(a) He stops to propose marriage to Miss Ethel Hook.
(b) He stops to observe an unusual species of plant.
(c) He decides to confront the aggressive baboons in a nearby village.
(d) He becomes injured, and the others will not slow for him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs discover the screenplay at the heart of the novel?

3. What is the subject of the song the female baboon sings?

4. What promise does Bob make to Rosie?

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

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