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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 promise does Bob make to Rosie?
(a) Bob agrees to read her feature screenplay.
(b) Bob agrees to never visit Cottonwood Ranch again.
(c) Bob agrees to introduce her to a powerful music executive.
(d) Bob agrees to schedule a screen test for her.

2. What is the name of the scientists' ship in Ape and Essence?
(a) The Kiwi.
(b) The Worchestershire.
(c) The Canterbury.
(d) The Flying Dutchman.

3. What part of "Ape and Essence" makes Bob decide to read the entire script?
(a) Its opening poetry.
(b) Its glossy title page.
(c) The fact that it is in pristine, unopened condition.
(d) Its professional hole punches and brads.

4. Which of the following is true about the scientists' rediscovery of the world?
(a) They crash-land because of a dense fog.
(b) The world is still highly radioactive, and the scientists must wear suits.
(c) Oil derricks can still be seen in the water outside of shore.
(d) They use sonar technology to find land.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs meet at the outset of the novel?

2. In the beginning of the screenplay, the narrator warns that "all too often" Art takes Nature and __________.

3. For how long have the primitives been raiding gravesites?

4. Who is living on Tallis' Cottonwood Ranch when it is visited by the filmmaker(s)?

5. Which book does Dr. Poole save from the book burning ordered by the Chief?

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