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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. Who "ravishes" Dr. Poole during mating season?

2. What is the Arch Vicar's perspective on sexual intercourse?

3. What happens to sexually aggressive boys in the primitive community?

4. Which of the following does the Arch Vicar NOT blame for world wars?

5. As Dr. Poole and Loola have sex, what is the Arch Vicar doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances of Dr. Poole's rape.

2. What discussion do the Chief, Arch Vicar, and Dr. Poole have concerning food production?

3. How is Loola finally swayed to run away with Dr. Poole?

4. According to the Arch Vicar, did Belial need the atomic bomb to assure the destruction of mankind?

5. Describe the final scene of the film involving William Tallis' gravestone.

6. Describe Dr. Poole's emotional state of mind after being ravished by the two mulatto girls.

7. How does the Arch Vicar defend his religion's practices with respect to Dr. Poole's own religion?

8. What scientific reason does the script narrator give for the restrictive mating season of the primitives?

9. Describe the events in which Dr. Poole and Loola are assigned new jobs in the primitive community.

10. What happens to young boys who show early signs of sexual aggression in the primitive community?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ape and Essence is structure with a narrative frame. Explain the nature of this narrative frame and what effect the "story-within-a-story" has on reader comprehension and interpretation of the events.

Essay Topic 2

Ape and Essence presents a dystopic view of the future. What is a dystopia? What are the features of such a place? What specific aspects of Ape and Essence are dystopic? Why might an author depict such a dystopia?

Essay Topic 3

Sex versus romance creates tension in Ape and Essence. Explain how this tension is developed through the following situations:

a) The relationship between Dr. Poole and Loola.

b) The relationship between Dr. Poole and Miss Ethel Hook.

c) The Chief's sexual behavior versus the Arch Vicar's sexual behavior

d) The seasonal mating ritual of the primitives

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