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The Elephant Man - Exam
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  • 1. What is the birth name of 'The Elephant Man'?
A) David Merrick
B) John Merrick
C) Joseph Merrick
D) Michael Merrick
  • 2. In which city did Joseph Merrick spend the early part of his life?
A) Leicester
B) Liverpool
C) Manchester
D) London
  • 3. Who was the physician who cared for Joseph Merrick at London Hospital?
A) Frederick Treves
B) Andrew Lloyd Webber
C) John Merrick
D) Michael Crichton
  • 4. What does Dr. Frederick Treves initially think Joseph Merrick's condition is when he first examines him?
A) Elephantiasis
B) Smallpox
C) Polio
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) Anthony Hopkins
B) John Hurt
C) Gary Oldman
D) Daniel Day-Lewis
  • 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) 35
D) 40
  • 9. Where did Joseph Merrick spend the last years of his life?
A) Paris
B) Leicester
C) London Hospital
D) New York
  • 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) A road accident
B) A circus manager
C) His father
D) An elephant at a fairground
  • 13. What did Joseph Merrick create despite his physical challenges?
A) Political speeches
B) Musical compositions
C) Detailed artistic works, such as intricate models of buildings
D) Novels and poems
  • 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 had four children
C) That she died of bronchopneumonia
D) That she was a widow
  • 16. What did Joseph Merrick's father do besides running a haberdashery business?
A) Was a surgeon
B) Owned a fairground
C) Worked as an engine driver at a cotton factory
D) Managed a circus
  • 17. What injury did Joseph Merrick sustain that left him permanently disabled?
A) A broken arm
B) A dislocated neck
C) A fractured skull
D) A damaged left hip from falling, which became infected
  • 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) 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) William Arthur
C) Charles Merrick
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) Mary Jane
D) Alexandra
  • 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 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
  • 24. What license did Merrick's father secure for him?
A) A street performer's permit
B) A hawker's licence
C) A barber's licence
D) A factory work permit
  • 25. Why was Merrick unsuccessful as a hawker?
A) He was frequently robbed
B) The market for haberdashery declined
C) He did not have enough items to sell
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 was withdrawn by the Commissioners for Hackney Carriages due to negative public attention
B) He sold it to another hawker
C) He voluntarily gave it up
D) It expired and wasn't renewed because he forgot
  • 27. How long did Merrick stay at the Leicester Union Workhouse during his first admission?
A) 12 weeks
B) 6 months
C) 4 years
D) 1 year
  • 28. 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
  • 29. Who was initially dismayed by Merrick's deformities but decided to exhibit him?
A) Tom Norman
B) Sam Torr
C) Frederick Treves
D) George Hitchcock
  • 30. Who suggested that Frederick Treves should visit Joseph Merrick?
A) Tom Norman
B) Sam Torr
C) George Hitchcock
D) Reginald Tuckett
  • 31. What was the circumference of Merrick's head as measured by Treves?
A) 40 inches (102 cm)
B) 25 inches (64 cm)
C) 30 inches (76 cm)
D) 36 inches (91 cm)
  • 32. What prompted Joseph Merrick's managers to decide on a tour in continental Europe?
A) Roper insisted on the move for personal reasons.
B) The management team was based in Europe.
C) Merrick wanted to visit famous European landmarks.
D) They hoped European authorities would be more lenient than British ones.
  • 33. What was Joseph Merrick's only identifying possession when he reached London in 1886?
A) His savings of £50
B) A letter from the Leicester Union Workhouse
C) A photograph of his mother
D) Treves's card.
  • 34. What helped mitigate Joseph Merrick's unpleasant odour at the London Hospital?
A) Special medication prescribed by Treves
B) A change in diet recommended by hospital staff
C) Frequent bathing.
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 watched from his hospital room via a live broadcast.
C) He was unable to attend due to health concerns.
D) He attended the Christmas pantomime, concealed in Lady Burdett-Coutts' private box.
  • 36. Who helped raise funds and public sympathy for Joseph Merrick?
A) Actress Madge Kendal.
B) Frederick Treves
C) Princess Alexandra
D) Charles Taylor, the son of an engineer
  • 37. Who befriended Joseph Merrick during his stay at Fawsley Hall?
A) Charles Merrick
B) Lady Knightley
C) Treves's house surgeon
D) A young farm labourer
  • 38. Which doctor proposed that Merrick's condition might be a combination of pachydermatocele and an unnamed bone deformity?
A) Michael Cohen
B) J. A. R. Tibbles
C) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
D) Frederick Parkes Weber
  • 39. 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)
  • 40. Who identified Proteus syndrome in 1979?
A) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
B) Michael Cohen
C) J. A. R. Tibbles
D) Frederick Parkes Weber
  • 41. Who was discovered to be the granddaughter of Merrick's uncle, George Potterton?
A) Treves's house surgeon
B) Pat Selby
C) Lady Knightley
D) Charles Merrick
  • 42. What was the outcome of the DNA tests conducted on Merrick's hair and bone?
A) Confirmed Proteus syndrome
B) The results were inconclusive
C) Identified a new genetic disorder
D) Confirmed neurofibromatosis
  • 43. 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
  • 44. Who conducted the inquest on Merrick's death?
A) Wynne Edwin Baxter
B) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
C) Charles Merrick
D) Frederick Parkes Weber
  • 45. What did Merrick's condition lack that is important for diagnosing von Recklinghausen Disease?
A) Nervous tissue tumours
B) Skin warty growths
C) Café au lait spots
D) Bone deformities
  • 46. Who wrote a book including a foreword from Merrick's family member?
A) Ashley Montagu
B) Joanne Vigor-Mungovin
C) Michael Howell and Peter Ford
D) Nadja Durbach
  • 47. Which American metal band has three instrumental songs dedicated to Merrick?
A) Metallica
B) Iron Maiden
C) Mastodon
D) Slipknot
  • 48. In what year did the Malthouse Theatre premiere a play about Merrick's life?
A) 2001
B) 2017
C) 1983
D) 1999
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