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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. What word does Scytale use that means "land of the unruled"?

2. What does Streggi serve Teg to eat on page 316?

3. Where did the ghola Duncan Idaho spend his childhood?

4. Who requested that Duncan Idaho learn Latin?

5. Who interrupts Teg's observations of the battle on page 391?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Great Honored Matre intend to accomplish by serving Odrade wine, and what actually happens?

2. Explain Duncan Idaho's comparison between Murbella and Jessica.

3. What is the significance of Clairby's driving Odrade's ship to Junction?

4. Describe the no-chamber and its inhabitants.

5. Describe Duncan Idaho's methods of Mentat deduction.

6. Explain the danger Odrade sees in the Bene Gesserit habits.

7. What is the significance of the sunbather?

8. What decision does Odrade make about the sea at Eldio, and why?

9. Why does Odrade question Tamalane about her personal experiences on Dune?

10. On page 285, why does Odrade speak to Scytale in his own language?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Herbert's development of the Dune universe, addressing concerns such as vocabulary, culture, and communication.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Scytale and how his values and motivations compare and contrast with those of the Bene Gesserit.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the leadership styles of Odrade and the Great Honored Matre.

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