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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: The Script, pages 50-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Coulton believe about how the narrator and William Tallis might have gotten along?
(a) Their political differences would have proved too much for even a casual acquaintance.
(b) They would not have liked one another.
(c) They would have been indifferent to one another.
(d) They would have gotten along splendidly.

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

3. What is the youngest gravedigger tempted by, which he must resist?
(a) His leader's bacon sandwich.
(b) A plump girl beside him.
(c) The large emerald ring of a corpse.
(d) The fine clothes of a corpse.

4. What group of artists does Bob Briggs compare himself to in "Tallis"?
(a) The Baroque Composers.
(b) The Surrealist Writers.
(c) The Romantic Poets.
(d) The Impressionist Painters.

5. In the human condition, what does fear NOT cast out, according to the narrator?
(a) Goodness.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name for the team of scientists at the heart of Ape and Essence?

2. What kind of primate represents the "least among man," according to the narrator?

3. What is the occupation of Bob Briggs?

4. Why does the narrator of "Tallis" believe that Gandhi was assassinated?

5. Who was NOT among the team of scientists from New Zealand?

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