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The Elephant Man - Exam
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  • 1. What is the birth name of 'The Elephant Man'?
A) John Merrick
B) Michael Merrick
C) Joseph Merrick
D) David Merrick
  • 2. In which city did Joseph Merrick spend the early part of his life?
A) Liverpool
B) London
C) Leicester
D) Manchester
  • 3. Who was the physician who cared for Joseph Merrick at London Hospital?
A) John Merrick
B) Frederick Treves
C) Michael Crichton
D) Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • 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) 1900
B) 1920
C) 1910
D) 1890
  • 6. Who portrayed Joseph Merrick in the 1980 film 'The Elephant Man'?
A) Daniel Day-Lewis
B) John Hurt
C) Anthony Hopkins
D) Gary Oldman
  • 7. Which famous playwright wrote the play 'The Elephant Man'?
A) Tennessee Williams
B) Eugene O'Neill
C) Arthur Miller
D) Bernard Pomerance
  • 8. How old was Joseph Merrick when he passed away?
A) 35
B) 40
C) 27
D) 30
  • 9. Where did Joseph Merrick spend the last years of his life?
A) London Hospital
B) New York
C) Leicester
D) Paris
  • 10. What was the stage name used by Joseph Merrick when he was exhibited at a freak show?
A) "The Deformed Gentleman"
B) "The Leicestershire Lad"
C) "Joseph the Marvel"
D) "The Elephant Man"
  • 11. What was the official cause of Joseph Merrick's death?
A) Bronchopneumonia
B) Scarlet fever
C) Dislocated neck
D) Asphyxia
  • 12. Who did Joseph Merrick believe was responsible for his deformities due to a fairground incident?
A) A circus manager
B) His father
C) An elephant at a fairground
D) A road accident
  • 13. What did Joseph Merrick create despite his physical challenges?
A) Political speeches
B) Detailed artistic works, such as intricate models of buildings
C) Novels and poems
D) Musical compositions
  • 14. What was the conjectured cause of Joseph Merrick's deformities in 1986?
A) Myelitis
B) Proteus syndrome
C) Smallpox
D) Scarlet fever
  • 15. What did Mary Jane's gravestone incorrectly indicate about her children?
A) That she was a widow
B) That she worked as an engine driver
C) That she had four children
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) Owned a fairground
D) Worked as an engine driver at a cotton factory
  • 17. What injury did Joseph Merrick sustain that left him permanently disabled?
A) A dislocated neck
B) A damaged left hip from falling, which became infected
C) A fractured skull
D) A broken arm
  • 18. Who did Joseph Merrick marry after moving in with Mrs. Emma Wood Antill?
A) Sarah Rockley
B) Mary Jane Potterton
C) Emma Wood Antill
D) Alexandra, Princess of Wales
  • 19. What did Joseph Merrick's mother do as a profession?
A) Sunday school teacher
B) Showman
C) Surgeon
D) Engine driver
  • 20. Who helped raise funds and public sympathy for Joseph Merrick?
A) Princess Alexandra
B) Frederick Treves
C) Actress Madge Kendal.
D) Charles Taylor, the son of an engineer
  • 21. Which American metal band has three instrumental songs dedicated to Merrick?
A) Mastodon
B) Slipknot
C) Iron Maiden
D) Metallica
  • 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 was unable to attend due to health concerns.
D) He watched from his hospital room via a live broadcast.
  • 23. Who identified Proteus syndrome in 1979?
A) Frederick Parkes Weber
B) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
C) J. A. R. Tibbles
D) Michael Cohen
  • 24. What incorrect diagnosis did Frederick Parkes Weber associate with Merrick?
A) Proteus syndrome
B) Von Recklinghausen Disease (neurofibromatosis)
C) Maffucci syndrome
D) Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
  • 25. What license did Merrick's father secure for him?
A) A street performer's permit
B) A hawker's licence
C) A factory work permit
D) A barber's licence
  • 26. Which doctor proposed that Merrick's condition might be a combination of pachydermatocele and an unnamed bone deformity?
A) Henry Radcliffe Crocker
B) J. A. R. Tibbles
C) Frederick Parkes Weber
D) Michael Cohen
  • 27. 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
  • 28. Who was initially dismayed by Merrick's deformities but decided to exhibit him?
A) Frederick Treves
B) Sam Torr
C) Tom Norman
D) George Hitchcock
  • 29. In what year did the Malthouse Theatre premiere a play about Merrick's life?
A) 1999
B) 2017
C) 1983
D) 2001
  • 30. Where did Joseph Merrick's soft tissue samples get lost?
A) During the Second World War
B) During transport to Queen Mary University
C) They were never collected
D) In a laboratory accident in 1909
  • 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) George Hitchcock
B) Tom Norman
C) Sam Torr
D) Reginald Tuckett
  • 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) Café au lait spots
C) Skin warty growths
D) Bone deformities
  • 35. What was the name of Joseph Merrick's brother who died of scarlet fever?
A) Charles Merrick
B) John Thomas Merrick
C) William Arthur
D) Joseph Rockley
  • 36. What was the circumference of Merrick's head as measured by Treves?
A) 40 inches (102 cm)
B) 30 inches (76 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) 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) Treves's card.
B) A photograph of his mother
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) The results were inconclusive
C) Confirmed Proteus syndrome
D) Confirmed neurofibromatosis
  • 41. 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) He did not have enough items to sell
D) The market for haberdashery declined
  • 42. Why did Merrick lose his job rolling cigars?
A) His right hand's deformity worsened, affecting dexterity
B) He decided to pursue a different career
C) The factory closed down
D) He was caught stealing from the factory
  • 43. 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) Isolation from other patients
D) Frequent bathing.
  • 44. At what age did Joseph Merrick leave school?
A) 13
B) 15
C) 12
D) 16
  • 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) 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.
  • 46. What happened to Merrick's hawker's licence?
A) He voluntarily gave it up
B) It expired and wasn't renewed because he forgot
C) It was withdrawn by the Commissioners for Hackney Carriages due to negative public attention
D) He sold it to another hawker
  • 47. On what date did Joseph Merrick leave the workhouse to start his new career?
A) 15 July 1884
B) 20 September 1884
C) 10 October 1884
D) 3 August 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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