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