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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) Michael Merrick
C) Joseph Merrick
D) John Merrick
  • 2. In which city did Joseph Merrick spend the early part of his life?
A) Liverpool
B) Leicester
C) London
D) Manchester
  • 3. Who was the physician who cared for Joseph Merrick at London Hospital?
A) Michael Crichton
B) Frederick Treves
C) John Merrick
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) Leprosy
C) Polio
D) Elephantiasis
  • 5. What year did Joseph Merrick die?
A) 1920
B) 1890
C) 1900
D) 1910
  • 6. Who portrayed Joseph Merrick in the 1980 film 'The Elephant Man'?
A) Daniel Day-Lewis
B) John Hurt
C) Gary Oldman
D) Anthony Hopkins
  • 7. Which famous playwright wrote the play 'The Elephant Man'?
A) Bernard Pomerance
B) Tennessee Williams
C) Arthur Miller
D) Eugene O'Neill
  • 8. How old was Joseph Merrick when he passed away?
A) 30
B) 27
C) 40
D) 35
  • 9. Where did Joseph Merrick spend the last years of his life?
A) Leicester
B) London Hospital
C) New York
D) Paris
  • 10. What was the stage name used by Joseph Merrick when he was exhibited at a freak show?
A) "The Elephant Man"
B) "Joseph the Marvel"
C) "The Leicestershire Lad"
D) "The Deformed Gentleman"
  • 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) A road accident
C) An elephant at a fairground
D) A circus manager
  • 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) Proteus syndrome
B) Smallpox
C) Scarlet fever
D) Myelitis
  • 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 was a widow
D) That she had four children
  • 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 fractured skull
B) A broken arm
C) A dislocated neck
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) 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) Surgeon
B) Engine driver
C) Sunday school teacher
D) Showman
  • 20. Who helped raise funds and public sympathy for Joseph Merrick?
A) Actress Madge Kendal.
B) Charles Taylor, the son of an engineer
C) Frederick Treves
D) Princess Alexandra
  • 21. Which American metal band has three instrumental songs dedicated to Merrick?
A) Slipknot
B) Mastodon
C) Iron Maiden
D) Metallica
  • 22. How did Joseph Merrick experience a visit to the theatre?
A) He attended the Christmas pantomime, concealed in Lady Burdett-Coutts' private box.
B) He was unable to attend due to health concerns.
C) He watched from his hospital room via a live broadcast.
D) He visited alone and sat in the front row.
  • 23. Who identified Proteus syndrome in 1979?
A) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
B) Michael Cohen
C) J. A. R. Tibbles
D) Frederick Parkes Weber
  • 24. What incorrect diagnosis did Frederick Parkes Weber associate with Merrick?
A) Maffucci syndrome
B) Proteus syndrome
C) Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
D) Von Recklinghausen Disease (neurofibromatosis)
  • 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) Michael Cohen
B) Frederick Parkes Weber
C) J. A. R. Tibbles
D) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
  • 27. Who befriended Joseph Merrick during his stay at Fawsley Hall?
A) Lady Knightley
B) Treves's house surgeon
C) Charles Merrick
D) A young farm labourer
  • 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) 2017
C) 2001
D) 1983
  • 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) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
C) Charles Merrick
D) Frederick Parkes Weber
  • 32. Who suggested that Frederick Treves should visit Joseph Merrick?
A) George Hitchcock
B) Sam Torr
C) Reginald Tuckett
D) Tom Norman
  • 33. Who wrote a book including a foreword from Merrick's family member?
A) Ashley Montagu
B) Michael Howell and Peter Ford
C) Joanne Vigor-Mungovin
D) Nadja Durbach
  • 34. What did Merrick's condition lack that is important for diagnosing von Recklinghausen Disease?
A) Bone deformities
B) Café au lait spots
C) Skin warty growths
D) Nervous tissue tumours
  • 35. What was the name of Joseph Merrick's brother who died of scarlet fever?
A) Charles Merrick
B) William Arthur
C) John Thomas Merrick
D) Joseph Rockley
  • 36. What was the circumference of Merrick's head as measured by Treves?
A) 25 inches (64 cm)
B) 30 inches (76 cm)
C) 40 inches (102 cm)
D) 36 inches (91 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) Alexandra
B) Emma
C) Mary Jane
D) Marion Eliza
  • 39. What was Joseph Merrick's only identifying possession when he reached London in 1886?
A) A letter from the Leicester Union Workhouse
B) His savings of £50
C) Treves's card.
D) A photograph of his mother
  • 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) The results were inconclusive
D) Confirmed neurofibromatosis
  • 41. Why was Merrick unsuccessful as a hawker?
A) He did not have enough items to sell
B) He was frequently robbed
C) His facial deformities made his speech unintelligible and people reacted with horror to his appearance
D) The market for haberdashery declined
  • 42. Why did Merrick lose his job rolling cigars?
A) The factory closed down
B) His right hand's deformity worsened, affecting dexterity
C) He was caught stealing from the factory
D) He decided to pursue a different career
  • 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) Frequent bathing.
D) Special medication prescribed by Treves
  • 44. At what age did Joseph Merrick leave school?
A) 13
B) 16
C) 12
D) 15
  • 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) It expired and wasn't renewed because he forgot
B) He sold it to another hawker
C) He voluntarily gave it up
D) It was withdrawn by the Commissioners for Hackney Carriages due to negative public attention
  • 47. On what date did Joseph Merrick leave the workhouse to start his new career?
A) 10 October 1884
B) 3 August 1884
C) 15 July 1884
D) 20 September 1884
  • 48. Who was discovered to be the granddaughter of Merrick's uncle, George Potterton?
A) Charles Merrick
B) Treves's house surgeon
C) Lady Knightley
D) Pat Selby
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