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The Elephant Man - Exam
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  • 1. What is the birth name of 'The Elephant Man'?
A) Joseph Merrick
B) John Merrick
C) Michael Merrick
D) David Merrick
  • 2. In which city did Joseph Merrick spend the early part of his life?
A) London
B) Liverpool
C) Manchester
D) Leicester
  • 3. Who was the physician who cared for Joseph Merrick at London Hospital?
A) Andrew Lloyd Webber
B) John Merrick
C) Michael Crichton
D) Frederick Treves
  • 4. What does Dr. Frederick Treves initially think Joseph Merrick's condition is when he first examines him?
A) Leprosy
B) Polio
C) Elephantiasis
D) Smallpox
  • 5. What year did Joseph Merrick die?
A) 1890
B) 1910
C) 1920
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) Arthur Miller
B) Eugene O'Neill
C) Bernard Pomerance
D) Tennessee Williams
  • 8. How old was Joseph Merrick when he passed away?
A) 35
B) 30
C) 27
D) 40
  • 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 Leicestershire Lad"
B) "The Deformed Gentleman"
C) "Joseph the Marvel"
D) "The Elephant Man"
  • 11. What was the official cause of Joseph Merrick's death?
A) Bronchopneumonia
B) Asphyxia
C) Dislocated neck
D) Scarlet fever
  • 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) 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) Proteus syndrome
C) Scarlet fever
D) Smallpox
  • 15. What did Mary Jane's gravestone incorrectly indicate about her children?
A) That she died of bronchopneumonia
B) That she had four children
C) That she was a widow
D) That she worked as an engine driver
  • 16. What did Joseph Merrick's father do besides running a haberdashery business?
A) Owned a fairground
B) Managed a circus
C) Worked as an engine driver at a cotton factory
D) Was a surgeon
  • 17. What injury did Joseph Merrick sustain that left him permanently disabled?
A) A broken arm
B) A damaged left hip from falling, which became infected
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) Emma Wood Antill
C) Mary Jane Potterton
D) Sarah Rockley
  • 19. What did Joseph Merrick's mother do as a profession?
A) Sunday school teacher
B) Engine driver
C) Showman
D) Surgeon
  • 20. What was the name of Joseph Merrick's brother who died of scarlet fever?
A) Joseph Rockley
B) Charles Merrick
C) William Arthur
D) John Thomas Merrick
  • 21. What was the name of Joseph Merrick's sister who had physical disabilities and died at age 23?
A) Alexandra
B) Marion Eliza
C) Emma
D) Mary Jane
  • 22. At what age did Joseph Merrick leave school?
A) 16
B) 13
C) 12
D) 15
  • 23. Why did Merrick lose his job rolling cigars?
A) The factory closed down
B) His right hand's deformity worsened, affecting dexterity
C) He decided to pursue a different career
D) He was caught stealing from the factory
  • 24. What license did Merrick's father secure for him?
A) A factory work permit
B) A street performer's permit
C) A hawker's licence
D) A barber's licence
  • 25. Why was Merrick unsuccessful as a hawker?
A) He was frequently robbed
B) His facial deformities made his speech unintelligible and people reacted with horror to his appearance
C) The market for haberdashery declined
D) He did not have enough items to sell
  • 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) It was withdrawn by the Commissioners for Hackney Carriages due to negative public attention
D) He voluntarily gave it up
  • 27. How long did Merrick stay at the Leicester Union Workhouse during his first admission?
A) 1 year
B) 6 months
C) 4 years
D) 12 weeks
  • 28. On what date did Joseph Merrick leave the workhouse to start his new career?
A) 15 July 1884
B) 10 October 1884
C) 20 September 1884
D) 3 August 1884
  • 29. Who was initially dismayed by Merrick's deformities but decided to exhibit him?
A) Tom Norman
B) George Hitchcock
C) Sam Torr
D) Frederick Treves
  • 30. Who suggested that Frederick Treves should visit Joseph Merrick?
A) George Hitchcock
B) Sam Torr
C) Tom Norman
D) Reginald Tuckett
  • 31. What was the circumference of Merrick's head as measured by Treves?
A) 30 inches (76 cm)
B) 36 inches (91 cm)
C) 40 inches (102 cm)
D) 25 inches (64 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) They hoped European authorities would be more lenient than British ones.
C) The management team was based in Europe.
D) Roper insisted on the move for personal reasons.
  • 33. What was Joseph Merrick's only identifying possession when he reached London in 1886?
A) A letter from the Leicester Union Workhouse
B) Treves's card.
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) Special medication prescribed by Treves
B) Frequent bathing.
C) Isolation from other patients
D) A change in diet recommended by hospital staff
  • 35. How did Joseph Merrick experience a visit to the theatre?
A) He watched from his hospital room via a live broadcast.
B) He was unable to attend due to health concerns.
C) He attended the Christmas pantomime, concealed in Lady Burdett-Coutts' private box.
D) He visited alone and sat in the front row.
  • 36. Who helped raise funds and public sympathy for Joseph Merrick?
A) Frederick Treves
B) Actress Madge Kendal.
C) Princess Alexandra
D) Charles Taylor, the son of an engineer
  • 37. 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
  • 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) Maffucci syndrome
B) Von Recklinghausen Disease (neurofibromatosis)
C) Proteus syndrome
D) Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
  • 40. Who identified Proteus syndrome in 1979?
A) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
B) J. A. R. Tibbles
C) Frederick Parkes Weber
D) Michael Cohen
  • 41. Who was discovered to be the granddaughter of Merrick's uncle, George Potterton?
A) Pat Selby
B) Treves's house surgeon
C) Charles Merrick
D) Lady Knightley
  • 42. What was the outcome of the DNA tests conducted on Merrick's hair and bone?
A) Identified a new genetic disorder
B) Confirmed neurofibromatosis
C) Confirmed Proteus syndrome
D) The results were inconclusive
  • 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) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
B) Charles Merrick
C) Wynne Edwin Baxter
D) Frederick Parkes Weber
  • 45. What did Merrick's condition lack that is important for diagnosing von Recklinghausen Disease?
A) Skin warty growths
B) Café au lait spots
C) Bone deformities
D) Nervous tissue tumours
  • 46. Who wrote a book including a foreword from Merrick's family member?
A) Joanne Vigor-Mungovin
B) Ashley Montagu
C) Nadja Durbach
D) Michael Howell and Peter Ford
  • 47. Which American metal band has three instrumental songs dedicated to Merrick?
A) Metallica
B) Slipknot
C) Mastodon
D) Iron Maiden
  • 48. In what year did the Malthouse Theatre premiere a play about Merrick's life?
A) 1983
B) 2001
C) 2017
D) 1999
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