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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 comment that “Xenocrates harrumphed at that” (408) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

2. What is Scythe Rand’s original name?
(a) Olivia Kwon.
(b) Grace Park.
(c) Meagan Kong.
(d) Anna May Wong.

3. Of what stone is the South Merica Seat of Consideration made?
(a) Shale and limestone.
(b) Jade.
(c) Onyx.
(d) Cartouches.

4. Which scythe is the third nominee for High Blade?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Truman.

5. To which early scythe’s writings does Munira refer Faraday for information about early scythes’ personalities?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Musa.
(c) King.
(d) Powhatan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what sect are the Tonists Anastasia confronts in Fulcrum City?

2. In what city does Scythe Anastasia purpose to trap her assailants during a stage play?

3. How many unsavories are reported gleaned during the attack on the theater?

4. What is the diameter of Endura?

5. What injury does Scythe Constantine sustain in the theater?

Short Essay Questions

1. What requirements does the Thunderhead express for a new Grandslayer to be installed?

2. What is the primary rhetorical appeal made in Anastasia’s oration to the Grandslayers during the inquest, and why is it the primary appeal?

3. What is present in the room to which Greyson is led when he arrives at the Tonist monastery?

4. What reasons are given for the difficulty the novel’s characters have with mortal artwork (263)?

5. What reason does Mendoza give for darkness in Greyson’s bedroom?

6. What had been the significance of Xenocrates’s dinner parties?

7. What information does Rowan have about Texas when he awakens in captivity there (246)?

8. What distinction is noted between previous conclaves’ security and that of the conclave of January 7, Year of the Raptor?

9. What overall form does Endura take?

10. What reasons does Anastasia consider for assisting Greyson in evading Constantine?

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