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