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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. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs meet at the outset of the novel?
(a) The Studio Commissary.
(b) Murcia, California.
(c) The Cottonwood Ranch.
(d) The Hollywood Cemetery.

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

3. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs discover the screenplay at the heart of the novel?
(a) On the Canterbury ship.
(b) Outside the Studio Commissary.
(c) At Cottonwood Ranch.
(d) In Murcia, California.

4. The narrator makes an analogy between Gandhi's nonviolence and what feature of Bob Brigg's life?
(a) His adultery.
(b) His drinking.
(c) His writing.
(d) His gambling.

5. 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) Because of raging sea storms, it was not accessible to aggressors.
(c) It built great bunkers that protected its people.
(d) Its leaders engaged in clever diplomacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of "Ape and Essence" makes Bob decide to read the entire script?

2. Which scientist is leashed by a female baboon at the beginning of the screenplay?

3. Why is Bob Briggs in financial trouble?

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

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

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