Mobilise! No. 11, March 1985

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Circus Quiz

5000 Leaflets to children attending circus and sent to schools

Circus Quiz!! Circus Quiz!! Circus Quiz!!

Test your general knowledge on bears with this easy quiz:

  1. What is a bear's natural habitat:
    (a) A zoo.
    (b) A circus.
    (c) A forest or woodland.

  2. Where would a bear feel most content and "at home":
    (a) In the circus ring.
    (b) With other bears in the wild.
    (c) In cages at a zoo.

  3. The bears' natural mode is:
    (a) Walking on all fours.
    (b) Gliding on skates.
    (c) Being squashed in cages in the back of a truck, moving from town to town.

  4. In order to get the bears to play ice hockey and perform tricks, the trainer would:
    (a) Know that the bears will eventually enjoy performing for large human audiences (even though they are naturally timid animals) so wait patiently until they take to the game of their own free-will.
    (b) Strap them into the unnatural apparatus then prod, poke, tease and cajole them into carrying out the trainer's will; forcing them to perform well and make people laugh.
    (c) Breed bears with skates and muzzles already attached.

  5. Man forces animals to perform unnatural acts in circuses because:
    (a) He thinks they will enjoy it.
    (b) He thinks that they are better off unhappy in the circus than happy in the wild.
    (c) He can make money out of it.

Answers: 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c)

Please bear these answers in mind!

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