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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. Who does Simony urge Didactylos to talk to?

2. What does Om tell Brutha to do when the weather hits?

3. How does Brutha help Vorbis at the end of the book?

4. What does Om offer to do to the invaders?

5. What does Brutha offer the Navy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Brutha supposed to do to the library, and how does he protect it?

2. How does Om change after Vorbis is struck down?

3. How do Simony and Brutha differ in regard to the incoming warriors?

4. Where does Brutha end up, and how does he react when he realizes Vorbis is with him (albeit unconscious)?

5. What does Simony announce that he believes in, and how does Didactylos react to this statement?

6. What is St. Ungulant like, and how does he help Brutha?

7. How does Om find water?

8. What happens to Vorbis during his ordainment ceremony, and what was Brutha's role in the situation?

9. How does Brutha face the Navy, and what does he offer them?

10. What happens to the Omnian ship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the revolutionary cause. How is involved, and what is the symbol of the cause? What is on their agenda, and who is their enemy?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of big gods and lesser gods. Describe how a great god becomes a lesser god, and how a god ceases to exist.

Essay Topic 3

How does the philosophers' view of religion parallel real-world reluctance to discuss religion? What are some of the similarities between faith and gods?

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