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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would have the second individual's defense have been, if she had the proper lawyer?
(a) That she was an unwilling participant in the crime.
(b) That she was a victim of indoctrination.
(c) That she was criminally insane.
(d) That she was falsely accused.
2. The first woman mentioned in Chapter 11 lives where?
(a) North America.
(b) Australia.
(c) The Northwest Fringes.
(d) Antarctica.
3. The ceremony discussed by Johor in Chapter 13 originated in what country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Brazil.
(d) America.
4. What does Johor say about the religion of the white races in Chapter 13?
(a) It was the largest to ever exist on Shikasta.
(b) It is morally inferior to other religions.
(c) It is the most bigoted religion in history.
(d) It resulted in more deaths than the wars did.
5. The very nature of Shikasta results in what?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Corruption.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Tension.
6. What happens to Rohanda after it is cut off from the Lock?
(a) The Shammat are able to drain it even faster.
(b) The Canopeans abandon it.
(c) It is abandoned by all of its inhabitants.
(d) Nothing.
7. How do the lives of the Shikastans upon Johor's return compare with the last time he was there?
(a) They are shorter, but more comfortable.
(b) They are longer, but full of disease and pain.
(c) They are shorter, and full of disease and pain.
(d) They are longer, and more comfortable.
8. Why does Taufiq bring humanoids from other planets in Chapter 9?
(a) To hasten the Shikastans' evolution.
(b) To shift the genetics of the population.
(c) To work for the Shikastans.
(d) To defeat the Shikastans, and take over their planet.
9. What do the "primitive" peoples do, after the Second World War?
(a) Continue life as they did previously, without much change.
(b) Retreat into the wilderness, and avoid contact with civilization.
(c) Shun any influence of civilization on their peoples.
(d) Rise up and resist oppression.
10. Where did the fourth individual grow up?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) Concentration camps.
(c) A group home.
(d) Foster homes.
11. Who is Jarsum?
(a) A Shammat agent.
(b) The leader of the Giants.
(c) Another Canopean emissary.
(d) Johor's brother.
12. Taufiq is incarnated on Shikasta as a member of what race?
(a) Native American.
(b) African.
(c) White.
(d) Asian.
13. What did Canopus do for the Natives of Shikasta?
(a) Helped them to master mathematics and astronomy.
(b) Made the planet's climate more hospitable.
(c) Showed them how to use tools and fire.
(d) Hastened their evolution by introducing a new species.
14. The Canopeans decide to split the Natives' what, in Chapter 9?
(a) Religions.
(b) Languages.
(c) Genders.
(d) Continents.
15. Where does the first individual have a nervous breakdown?
(a) In her home.
(b) In a courtroom.
(c) In her car.
(d) In a restaurant.
Short Answer Questions
1. What makes Shikasta unusual?
2. Johor returns to Shikasta how many years after his first visit?
3. Who was responsible for influencing some special individuals in the last days of Shikasta?
4. In Chapter 8, Britain and other European countries are blamed for what?
5. Chapter 9 details the history of Shikasta between what two events?
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