The Elephant Man - Exam
  • 1. What is the birth name of 'The Elephant Man'?
A) Michael Merrick
B) Joseph Merrick
C) John Merrick
D) David Merrick
  • 2. In which city did Joseph Merrick spend the early part of his life?
A) London
B) Leicester
C) Manchester
D) Liverpool
  • 3. Who was the physician who cared for Joseph Merrick at London Hospital?
A) Frederick Treves
B) John Merrick
C) Andrew Lloyd Webber
D) Michael Crichton
  • 4. What does Dr. Frederick Treves initially think Joseph Merrick's condition is when he first examines him?
A) Leprosy
B) Smallpox
C) Elephantiasis
D) Polio
  • 5. What year did Joseph Merrick die?
A) 1920
B) 1910
C) 1890
D) 1900
  • 6. Who portrayed Joseph Merrick in the 1980 film 'The Elephant Man'?
A) Daniel Day-Lewis
B) Gary Oldman
C) Anthony Hopkins
D) John Hurt
  • 7. Which famous playwright wrote the play 'The Elephant Man'?
A) Eugene O'Neill
B) Bernard Pomerance
C) Tennessee Williams
D) Arthur Miller
  • 8. How old was Joseph Merrick when he passed away?
A) 27
B) 30
C) 40
D) 35
  • 9. Where did Joseph Merrick spend the last years of his life?
A) New York
B) London Hospital
C) Leicester
D) Paris
  • 10. What was the stage name used by Joseph Merrick when he was exhibited at a freak show?
A) "The Deformed Gentleman"
B) "The Elephant Man"
C) "The Leicestershire Lad"
D) "Joseph the Marvel"
  • 11. What was the official cause of Joseph Merrick's death?
A) Scarlet fever
B) Bronchopneumonia
C) Asphyxia
D) Dislocated neck
  • 12. Who did Joseph Merrick believe was responsible for his deformities due to a fairground incident?
A) A circus manager
B) An elephant at a fairground
C) A road accident
D) His father
  • 13. What did Joseph Merrick create despite his physical challenges?
A) Detailed artistic works, such as intricate models of buildings
B) Novels and poems
C) Musical compositions
D) Political speeches
  • 14. What was the conjectured cause of Joseph Merrick's deformities in 1986?
A) Myelitis
B) Scarlet fever
C) Smallpox
D) Proteus syndrome
  • 15. What did Mary Jane's gravestone incorrectly indicate about her children?
A) That she worked as an engine driver
B) That she had four children
C) That she was a widow
D) That she died of bronchopneumonia
  • 16. What did Joseph Merrick's father do besides running a haberdashery business?
A) Managed a circus
B) Was a surgeon
C) Owned a fairground
D) Worked as an engine driver at a cotton factory
  • 17. What injury did Joseph Merrick sustain that left him permanently disabled?
A) A fractured skull
B) A damaged left hip from falling, which became infected
C) A broken arm
D) A dislocated neck
  • 18. Who did Joseph Merrick marry after moving in with Mrs. Emma Wood Antill?
A) Sarah Rockley
B) Emma Wood Antill
C) Alexandra, Princess of Wales
D) Mary Jane Potterton
  • 19. What did Joseph Merrick's mother do as a profession?
A) Sunday school teacher
B) Engine driver
C) Showman
D) Surgeon
  • 20. Who helped raise funds and public sympathy for Joseph Merrick?
A) Actress Madge Kendal.
B) Charles Taylor, the son of an engineer
C) Frederick Treves
D) Princess Alexandra
  • 21. Which American metal band has three instrumental songs dedicated to Merrick?
A) Mastodon
B) Slipknot
C) Iron Maiden
D) Metallica
  • 22. How did Joseph Merrick experience a visit to the theatre?
A) He watched from his hospital room via a live broadcast.
B) He visited alone and sat in the front row.
C) He was unable to attend due to health concerns.
D) He attended the Christmas pantomime, concealed in Lady Burdett-Coutts' private box.
  • 23. Who identified Proteus syndrome in 1979?
A) J. A. R. Tibbles
B) Michael Cohen
C) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
D) Frederick Parkes Weber
  • 24. What incorrect diagnosis did Frederick Parkes Weber associate with Merrick?
A) Proteus syndrome
B) Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
C) Maffucci syndrome
D) Von Recklinghausen Disease (neurofibromatosis)
  • 25. What license did Merrick's father secure for him?
A) A hawker's licence
B) A barber's licence
C) A street performer's permit
D) A factory work permit
  • 26. Which doctor proposed that Merrick's condition might be a combination of pachydermatocele and an unnamed bone deformity?
A) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
B) J. A. R. Tibbles
C) Michael Cohen
D) Frederick Parkes Weber
  • 27. Who befriended Joseph Merrick during his stay at Fawsley Hall?
A) Treves's house surgeon
B) Lady Knightley
C) Charles Merrick
D) A young farm labourer
  • 28. Who was initially dismayed by Merrick's deformities but decided to exhibit him?
A) Sam Torr
B) Tom Norman
C) Frederick Treves
D) George Hitchcock
  • 29. In what year did the Malthouse Theatre premiere a play about Merrick's life?
A) 1983
B) 2017
C) 1999
D) 2001
  • 30. Where did Joseph Merrick's soft tissue samples get lost?
A) They were never collected
B) During the Second World War
C) In a laboratory accident in 1909
D) During transport to Queen Mary University
  • 31. Who conducted the inquest on Merrick's death?
A) Wynne Edwin Baxter
B) Frederick Parkes Weber
C) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
D) Charles Merrick
  • 32. Who suggested that Frederick Treves should visit Joseph Merrick?
A) Reginald Tuckett
B) George Hitchcock
C) Tom Norman
D) Sam Torr
  • 33. Who wrote a book including a foreword from Merrick's family member?
A) Nadja Durbach
B) Joanne Vigor-Mungovin
C) Ashley Montagu
D) Michael Howell and Peter Ford
  • 34. What did Merrick's condition lack that is important for diagnosing von Recklinghausen Disease?
A) Café au lait spots
B) Nervous tissue tumours
C) Bone deformities
D) Skin warty growths
  • 35. What was the name of Joseph Merrick's brother who died of scarlet fever?
A) Joseph Rockley
B) William Arthur
C) Charles Merrick
D) John Thomas Merrick
  • 36. What was the circumference of Merrick's head as measured by Treves?
A) 36 inches (91 cm)
B) 25 inches (64 cm)
C) 40 inches (102 cm)
D) 30 inches (76 cm)
  • 37. How long did Merrick stay at the Leicester Union Workhouse during his first admission?
A) 12 weeks
B) 4 years
C) 6 months
D) 1 year
  • 38. What was the name of Joseph Merrick's sister who had physical disabilities and died at age 23?
A) Mary Jane
B) Alexandra
C) Marion Eliza
D) Emma
  • 39. What was Joseph Merrick's only identifying possession when he reached London in 1886?
A) A letter from the Leicester Union Workhouse
B) A photograph of his mother
C) Treves's card.
D) His savings of £50
  • 40. What was the outcome of the DNA tests conducted on Merrick's hair and bone?
A) Confirmed Proteus syndrome
B) Confirmed neurofibromatosis
C) Identified a new genetic disorder
D) The results were inconclusive
  • 41. Why was Merrick unsuccessful as a hawker?
A) He did not have enough items to sell
B) The market for haberdashery declined
C) He was frequently robbed
D) His facial deformities made his speech unintelligible and people reacted with horror to his appearance
  • 42. Why did Merrick lose his job rolling cigars?
A) He was caught stealing from the factory
B) His right hand's deformity worsened, affecting dexterity
C) The factory closed down
D) He decided to pursue a different career
  • 43. What helped mitigate Joseph Merrick's unpleasant odour at the London Hospital?
A) Isolation from other patients
B) Frequent bathing.
C) Special medication prescribed by Treves
D) A change in diet recommended by hospital staff
  • 44. At what age did Joseph Merrick leave school?
A) 12
B) 15
C) 16
D) 13
  • 45. What prompted Joseph Merrick's managers to decide on a tour in continental Europe?
A) Merrick wanted to visit famous European landmarks.
B) Roper insisted on the move for personal reasons.
C) The management team was based in Europe.
D) They hoped European authorities would be more lenient than British ones.
  • 46. What happened to Merrick's hawker's licence?
A) It was withdrawn by the Commissioners for Hackney Carriages due to negative public attention
B) It expired and wasn't renewed because he forgot
C) He voluntarily gave it up
D) He sold it to another hawker
  • 47. On what date did Joseph Merrick leave the workhouse to start his new career?
A) 15 July 1884
B) 3 August 1884
C) 10 October 1884
D) 20 September 1884
  • 48. Who was discovered to be the granddaughter of Merrick's uncle, George Potterton?
A) Lady Knightley
B) Treves's house surgeon
C) Charles Merrick
D) Pat Selby
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