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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) Joseph Merrick
C) Michael Merrick
D) John Merrick
  • 2. In which city did Joseph Merrick spend the early part of his life?
A) Manchester
B) Leicester
C) London
D) Liverpool
  • 3. Who was the physician who cared for Joseph Merrick at London Hospital?
A) Frederick Treves
B) John Merrick
C) Andrew Lloyd Webber
D) Michael Crichton
  • 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) 1910
C) 1900
D) 1890
  • 6. Who portrayed Joseph Merrick in the 1980 film 'The Elephant Man'?
A) Gary Oldman
B) Daniel Day-Lewis
C) John Hurt
D) Anthony Hopkins
  • 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) 30
B) 27
C) 35
D) 40
  • 9. Where did Joseph Merrick spend the last years of his life?
A) London Hospital
B) New York
C) Paris
D) Leicester
  • 10. What was the stage name used by Joseph Merrick when he was exhibited at a freak show?
A) "Joseph the Marvel"
B) "The Elephant Man"
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) Dislocated neck
D) Bronchopneumonia
  • 12. Who did Joseph Merrick believe was responsible for his deformities due to a fairground incident?
A) His father
B) A road accident
C) A circus manager
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) Proteus syndrome
B) Scarlet fever
C) Smallpox
D) Myelitis
  • 15. What did Mary Jane's gravestone incorrectly indicate about her children?
A) That she had four children
B) That she worked as an engine driver
C) That she was a widow
D) That she died of bronchopneumonia
  • 16. What did Joseph Merrick's father do besides running a haberdashery business?
A) Was a surgeon
B) Managed a circus
C) Worked as an engine driver at a cotton factory
D) Owned a fairground
  • 17. What injury did Joseph Merrick sustain that left him permanently disabled?
A) A dislocated neck
B) A fractured skull
C) A broken arm
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) Mary Jane Potterton
B) Emma Wood Antill
C) Alexandra, Princess of Wales
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. Who helped raise funds and public sympathy for Joseph Merrick?
A) Charles Taylor, the son of an engineer
B) Frederick Treves
C) Actress Madge Kendal.
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 visited alone and sat in the front row.
B) He attended the Christmas pantomime, concealed in Lady Burdett-Coutts' private box.
C) He watched from his hospital room via a live broadcast.
D) He was unable to attend due to health concerns.
  • 23. Who identified Proteus syndrome in 1979?
A) Frederick Parkes Weber
B) Michael Cohen
C) J. A. R. Tibbles
D) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
  • 24. What incorrect diagnosis did Frederick Parkes Weber associate with Merrick?
A) Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
B) Von Recklinghausen Disease (neurofibromatosis)
C) Proteus syndrome
D) Maffucci syndrome
  • 25. What license did Merrick's father secure for him?
A) A factory work permit
B) A barber's licence
C) A hawker's licence
D) A street performer's permit
  • 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) Treves's house surgeon
B) A young farm labourer
C) Lady Knightley
D) Charles Merrick
  • 28. Who was initially dismayed by Merrick's deformities but decided to exhibit him?
A) Sam Torr
B) Frederick Treves
C) George Hitchcock
D) Tom Norman
  • 29. In what year did the Malthouse Theatre premiere a play about Merrick's life?
A) 1999
B) 2001
C) 2017
D) 1983
  • 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) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
B) Charles Merrick
C) Frederick Parkes Weber
D) Wynne Edwin Baxter
  • 32. Who suggested that Frederick Treves should visit Joseph Merrick?
A) Tom Norman
B) Sam Torr
C) George Hitchcock
D) Reginald Tuckett
  • 33. 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
  • 34. What did Merrick's condition lack that is important for diagnosing von Recklinghausen Disease?
A) Café au lait spots
B) Bone deformities
C) Nervous tissue tumours
D) Skin warty growths
  • 35. What was the name of Joseph Merrick's brother who died of scarlet fever?
A) William Arthur
B) Charles Merrick
C) Joseph Rockley
D) John Thomas Merrick
  • 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) 6 months
B) 12 weeks
C) 1 year
D) 4 years
  • 38. 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
  • 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) A letter from the Leicester Union Workhouse
D) Treves's card.
  • 40. What was the outcome of the DNA tests conducted on Merrick's hair and bone?
A) The results were inconclusive
B) Confirmed neurofibromatosis
C) Identified a new genetic disorder
D) Confirmed Proteus syndrome
  • 41. Why was Merrick unsuccessful as a hawker?
A) The market for haberdashery declined
B) He did not have enough items to sell
C) He was frequently robbed
D) His facial deformities made his speech unintelligible and people reacted with horror to his appearance
  • 42. Why did Merrick lose his job rolling cigars?
A) His right hand's deformity worsened, affecting dexterity
B) The factory closed down
C) He decided to pursue a different career
D) He was caught stealing from the factory
  • 43. What helped mitigate Joseph Merrick's unpleasant odour at the London Hospital?
A) A change in diet recommended by hospital staff
B) Frequent bathing.
C) Special medication prescribed by Treves
D) Isolation from other patients
  • 44. At what age did Joseph Merrick leave school?
A) 16
B) 15
C) 12
D) 13
  • 45. What prompted Joseph Merrick's managers to decide on a tour in continental Europe?
A) Roper insisted on the move for personal reasons.
B) Merrick wanted to visit famous European landmarks.
C) The management team was based in Europe.
D) They hoped European authorities would be more lenient than British ones.
  • 46. 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 voluntarily gave it up
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) 15 July 1884
B) 10 October 1884
C) 20 September 1884
D) 3 August 1884
  • 48. Who was discovered to be the granddaughter of Merrick's uncle, George Potterton?
A) Charles Merrick
B) Pat Selby
C) Treves's house surgeon
D) Lady Knightley
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