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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bob fears Elaine is cheating on him with which man?

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

3. What is the occupation of Bob Briggs?

4. The Chief figure declares that he is operating under what type of government?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Dr. Poole described? What does Dr. Schneeglock think of him?

2. List the allusions/references found in this section of the text.

3. How do Bob Briggs and the narrator initially become interested in "Ape and Essence"?

4. Describe the opening of the movie "Ape and Essence."

5. What is the importance of where Tallis preferred to be buried?

6. How does Bob Briggs help Rosie?

7. Why does the Chief order his gravediggers to bury Dr. Poole?

8. Describe the landing of the Canterbury and the crew's first sight of land.

9. Describe the scene in which baboons are gathered at a palace.

10. What point does the script narrator make about baboons and knowledge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much discussion is centered around the discovery of the truth and the nature of knowledge. What kind of theory of truth/knowledge does the novel put forth? How do the Arch Vicar and Dr. Poole differ about the nature of truth and knowledge? What is the consequence for an absence of truth?

Essay Topic 2

Many of the philosophical passages in Ape and Essence are devoted to the nature of evil. According to Dr. Poole, what is the nature of evil? What is the nature of evil to the Arch Vicar? In each man's view, what is man's relationship to Belial/evil? Can man improve his station or somehow overcome evil eventually?

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are a frequent presence in Ape and Essence. Choose four literary allusions and explain their significance and meaning.

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