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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. Who says: "Power attracts the psychotics. Always. That's what we have to avoid within ourselves." ?
(a) Ghanima.
(b) Leto.
(c) Lady Jessica.
(d) Alia.

2. Who does Alia align herself with from within her inner lives?
(a) Baron Harkonnen.
(b) Paul Atreides.
(c) Chani Atreides.
(d) Muad'Dib.

3. Who realizes that the assassination plot is against the twins, and not Alia?
(a) Lady Jessica.
(b) Duncan Idaho.
(c) Stilgar.
(d) Irulan.

4. Who gave Leto the instrument he loves to play?
(a) Alia.
(b) Ghanima.
(c) Gurney Halleck.
(d) Lady Jessica.

5. Why is Arakis also called Dune?
(a) Because the royal temple sits amid sand dunes to thwart attack.
(b) Because the planet is barren and lifeless.
(c) Because the planet is named after the person who discovered it.
(d) Because it is a desert planet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leto's grandfather's name?

2. Who's mental abilities does Alia use to deduce who may be conspiring against her?

3. Who states: "Thou shall not suffer a witch to live" ?

4. What produces spice?

5. What does Jessica use to discover the Baron's destructive plot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Lady Jessica suspects Leto is Abonimation, and demands and explanation from him when he begins discussing the concept of time and the choice he has to make to live and die for his subjects or live for thousands of years. What is Leto's response to Jessica's demand for an explanation?

2. Spice is an important theme through out the book. What is spice? How is it produced? What is it used for?

3. In the beginning of the story, we find out Ghanima, Leto, and Alia all share a unique characteristic. What is it? How does it differ between them?

4. What is the plot to assassinate the twins Ghanima and Leto? How is the plan supposed to work? What is the reason behind the plot?

5. What does Jessica see in Alia that makes her realize, without doubt, that she is Abomination? What does she need to do as a result of seeing this in Alia?

6. Why does Leto talk Ghanima into inviting their parents persona-memories in despite the danger? What does Leto discover?

7. What is the CHOAM?

8. What does The Preacher do to anger Farad'n when Farad'n invites The Preacher to his palace? What reasons does he give for not complying with Farad'n's requests? What does he offer as an alternative?

9. Who is Muad'Dib? What is his importance in the beginning of the story?

10. There is growing tension between the old Fremen way of life and the new progressive Fremen way of life. What are the differences between the two? How has Arakis, and thus the Fremen society changed? What brought about these changes?

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