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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The very nature of Shikasta results in what?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Tension.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Chaos.

2. What does Johor attempt to do to his friends after finding them?
(a) Convince them to incarnate on Shikasta.
(b) Recruit them to help him.
(c) Wake them up with the Signature.
(d) Explain their mission to them.

3. Chapter 8 describes the British as being tolerant of a high degree of what?
(a) Illiteracy.
(b) Lack of education.
(c) Economic inequality.
(d) Racist behavior.

4. The first woman mentioned in Chapter 11 lives where?
(a) Antarctica.
(b) Australia.
(c) North America.
(d) The Northwest Fringes.

5. In Chapter 12, what is Johor unable to do?
(a) Find a way off of Shikasta.
(b) Convince Taufiq to leave Shikasta.
(c) Find his friends Ben and Rilla.
(d) Contact the special individuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ceremony discussed by Johor in Chapter 13 originated in what country?

2. The Canopeans' choice to split the Natives is reminiscent of what story from the Old Testament?

3. Johor returns to Shikasta how many years after his first visit?

4. What is the relationship between the Giants and Natives on Shikasta?

5. The "Northwest Fringes" are analogous to what nonfictional place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the "Age of Ideology"?

2. Who is the individual known as "The Brand"?

3. Rohanda was divided among what civilizations?

4. What is reported in Chapter 9 regarding the Natives, Dwarves and Elves?

5. What were the consequences of John Brent-Oxford's decision to become a politician?

6. Who is Johor, and what is his job?

7. Who is Taufiq?

8. What does Johor notice about the Natives upon his return to Shikasta after 30,000 years?

9. What does Johor report regarding Taufiq in Chapter 7?

10. How did individual eight's life end?

(see the answer keys)

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