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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 is Leto's grandfather's name?
2. What does Leto see in his vision that he describes to Stilgar?
3. Who does Alia call a "ruin in ancient flesh"?
4. The interpretation of dreams is central to what faith?
5. What cycle would have to be duplicated in order to produce spice on another planet?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Muad'Dib? What is his importance in the beginning of the story?
2. What four things does Alia feel are the traditional reaction to unrest? In which way is she going to react to the mass unrest threatening her Regency?
3. Why do Leto and Ghanima head toward The Attendant? What does Leto deduce is going to happen at The Attendant?
4. Spice is an important theme through out the book. What is spice? How is it produced? What is it used for?
5. Describe the assassination attempt that plays out against Lady Jessica during her and Alia's audience with the people. Who attempts to assassinate her? How does Jessica avoid being killed?
6. How does Leto tell Lady Jessica the Atreides' House will be undone? What factors play into their demise?
7. Why does Alia have to strengthen herself against "others"? What does she do in order to do that? Who are the "others"?
8. What is the plot to assassinate the twins Ghanima and Leto? How is the plan supposed to work? What is the reason behind the plot?
9. Alia outlines the three reasons the Bene Gesserit give for large populations turning on their oppressors. What are they? Are these things occurring?
10. It is decided in this section that Alia is indeed Abomination. Why is that decision made? What did Alia do that sealed her fate as Abomination?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the role of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood in the story. Who are they? What do they believe? Why do they play such a central role in the book?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the events that take place at the end of the book and how the story concludes for each character. Are the characters where they anticipated being? Why or why not? Discuss each character's place at the end of the story in detail.
Essay Topic 3
What is the Golden Path? Who creates it, and who is meant to follow it? Describe it and it's purpose in detail. Ultimately, what is the result of the Golden Path. Is it what the characters intended it to be?
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