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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. During the first battle in "Truth and Justice," who neutralizes the Brain Trust?

2. During the press conference, who answers the question posed about Magog?

3. Who was the Spectre initially supposed to seek out for judgment?

4. Who is NOT one of Batman's human allies that show up in "Truth and Justice?"

5. According to Batman, who is responsible for the destruction immediately around him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the restaurant scene at Planet Krypton.

2. According to the Spectre, why are the members of the U.N. uneasy with the reappearance of the older superheroes?

3. Why has Wonder Woman been stripped of her title and heritage?

4. What has happened to Kansas?

5. What does Superman vow to do in his press conference in "Truth and Justice?"

6. Why does Batman refuse to join up with Superman?

7. What leads up to Wesley Dodd asking random people on the street if "they missed the concept of human achievement?" and what did he mean?

8. What is the purpose of the Mankind Liberation Front and who is involved?

9. At the very end of "Strange Visitor," how and why are Norman McKay's expectations of hope defeated?

10. Why does the Spectre come to Norman McKay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the Spectre state that Wonder Woman is the figure that needs to be watched the closest? For what reasons has Diana been stripped of her heritage at the beginning of the book? To what does she attribute this and why? What are Superman's views on Wonder Woman's more aggressive nature? For what reasons does Diana become progressively more war-like as the novel goes on? Why does Batman accuse her of over-compensating? How do her actions affect the tide of the battle at the Gulag? In what ways, at the end of the book, has she come to terms with her contradictory roles as peace-keeper and warrior?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Norman McKay's statement that "hope is brightest when it dawns from fear" in the following format:

Part 1) The fear humans have of the younger meta-humans.

Part 2) The U.N.'s validation of fear.

Part 3) Magog's assessment that Superman feared the future the former represented.

Part 4) Norman's confrontation with Superman at the U.N.

Part 5) The healing process after the battle at the Gulag.

Part 6) Clark and Diana's child.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do Superman and Wonder Woman conflict so heavily throughout this book, despite their shared goals to bring peace to the world? In what ways is Wonder Woman correct in her assessment that she should have been firmer in her ways? However, how is Superman correct in saying that beings of their power have an obligation to bring peace and never war? What is at the heart of their conflict? What is significant about the cold kiss Wonder Woman gives Superman before doing battle at the Gulag? How is this resolved in their eventual romantic relationship?

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