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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. Why does Mark decide to pretend to progress in his new lessons at the N.I.C.E. after he decides to find a way to leave the N.I.C.E.?
(a) He wants to try and become the leader so that he can make changes from the top.
(b) He has been brainwashed.
(c) He knows he will be killed if he does not.
(d) He is starting to see the logic behind Mr. Frost's motives.

2. What did the man that Jane sees in the newspaper do to be imprisoned?
(a) Withheld information from the N.I.C.E.
(b) Murdered his wife.
(c) Trespassed in Bragdon Wood.
(d) Robbed a bank.

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

4. What is different in the atmosphere between Edgestow and St. Anne's?
(a) The grass is greener at St. Anne's.
(b) There is a happy feeling as one enters the gates of St. Anne's.
(c) The sun always shines on St. Anne's.
(d) There is no fog at St. Anne's.

5. What advice does the leader at St. Anne's give Jane concerning her marriage when she first meets him?
(a) She should be more vocal about her wishes.
(b) She should try to have a baby with Mark.
(c) She should be more submissive.
(d) She should put Mark's happiness before her own.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Macphee not have any opinions?

3. What did Frost say Mark's murder charge was?

4. What effect does the coming of Mars have on the people at St. Anne's?

5. What happens when Mark distances himself from Belbury?

(see the answer key)

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