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