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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Teg's mother?

2. Who votes to determine whether Odrade can remain Mother Superior?

3. On page 193, what word does Duncan Idaho use to describe the couple in his vision?

4. What causes Odrade pain every morning?

5. As Odrade remembers on page 121, who had attempted to fly an ornithopter without knowledge of how to do so?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Odrade choose Duncan Idaho to train Teg?

2. Describe the Great Honored Matre's leadership style.

3. Why do the Bene Gesserit not approve of democracy?

4. Describe Duncan Idaho's living arrangements.

5. Describe the Jewish society in this novel.

6. Explain Truthsense as Shoel described it.

7. Why do the Bene Gesserit keep the orchards? What challenges do they face in doing so?

8. Explain the meaning of Odrade's saying, "Real boats rock."

9. What are axlotl tanks? Why are they surprising to the Bene Gesserit?

10. Where are Scytale's people? Explain.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the assumption of power in the Honored Matre society, and compare and contrast it with that of the Bene Gesserit society.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Herbert's dialogue style and its effect on the reader's perception of events.

Essay Topic 3

Defend Bellonda's assertion that the Kwisatz Haderach must be killed.

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