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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Descent of the Gods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merlin think Ransom and his followers should do to Jane?
(a) Protect her.
(b) Let her rest.
(c) Embrace her.
(d) Kill her.

2. What do the fellows at Bracton College think they hear outside during their meeting the night after they sold Bragdon Wood?
(a) A great storm raging.
(b) A lion roaring.
(c) Machine gun fire.
(d) A car crash.

3. What does the naked man in the inner room call for when he awakens?
(a) His wife.
(b) Water.
(c) Food.
(d) Beer.

4. Why is Jane not frightened of the dream she has of the dead man in the dark?
(a) She is aware that she is dreaming.
(b) She knows the man.
(c) She has gotten used to the dreams.
(d) He was already dead and could not harm her.

5. What is Mark's main concern at the beginning of the book?
(a) The N.I.C.E.
(b) His fellowship at Bracton College.
(c) Finding a way to combine science and ethics.
(d) His wife's discontent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mark use as a reason to return to Edgestow from Belbury?

2. How does Cosser differ from Mark in his opinion of the countryside?

3. What does Jane NOT find at the campsite in Bragdon Wood?

4. What specific change takes place in Jane while Mark is away at Belbury?

5. What is the draw for Bracton to sell Bragdon Wood to N.I.C.E.?

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