2. Why does Hope give the order to execute a man?
(a) He doesn't like the man.
(b) He believes the man is a traitor.
(c) He is ordered to do so when his wife is unable to.
(d) He feels that justice must be done.

3. Why do Spirit and Hope decide that it is best to get Hope out of town for a while?
(a) They are worried that he is losing touch with the people.
(b) There have been more assassination attempts.
(c) He is bored with politics.
(d) He is getting cabin fever.

4. What is Roulette Phist's suggested cure for rape?
(a) They should impose a death sentence for rape.
(b) They should legalize rape so that it is no longer a crime.
(c) They should make women more consenting.
(d) They should exile rapists.

5. How does the public feel about Hope's growing madness?
(a) They feel that it is about time.
(b) They are sad for their leader.
(c) They are not surprised.
(d) They are becoming restive.

6. What role does Columnist Thorley play in Hope's cabinet?
(a) He is in charge of freedom of speech and preventing censorship.
(b) He is in charge of the economy.
(c) He is in charge of industry.
(d) He is in charge of implimentation.

7. Why does Hope agree with Phist about nationalizing an iron company?
(a) He sees a good way to make more money and boost employment.
(b) He is greedy and wants to control the money.
(c) He doesn't think that it is a good idea.
(d) He plans to nationalize all industry on Jupiter.

8. How do the people react to the population control reform?
(a) They comply.
(b) They overthrow the government.
(c) They riot.
(d) They find their own water source.

9. How does Hope convince Coral not to kill herself?
(a) He convinces her that it wasn't her fault.
(b) He publicly exucutes all of the Big Iron executives.
(c) He has her committed and locked in a guarded cell where she can't hurt herself.
(d) He promises to have her executed.

10. What does Hope offer the people instead of babies?
(a) Pets.
(b) Money.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Sex slaves.

11. What does Hope expect will happen when he retires?
(a) He expects he will retire to an island.
(b) He doesn't plan on retiring.
(c) He expects to be assassinated.
(d) He expects the people will beg him to return.

12. Why is resistance to the Tyrany growing?
(a) In general, the people can't be pleased.
(b) People want change, but they don't want it to affect them.
(c) Hope's "reforms" are simply a play to consolidate power.
(d) The people don't understand what Hope is trying to accomplish.

13. Why does Phist suggest nationalizing a poorly performing iron company?
(a) To eventually take over the industry completely.
(b) To make the industry more competitive.
(c) To bail the company out and keep them from failing.
(d) To scare the rest of the iron companies into compliance.

14. How does Hopie feel about Hope being with Amber?
(a) She doesn't really care what Hope and Amber do.
(b) She doesn't like the age difference.
(c) She is happy to see them happy together.
(d) She is upset and feels that he must be raping her.

15. What does Hope learn in Chapter 11?
(a) How to calculate compounding interest.
(b) How to Tig weld.
(c) How to install appartment cubes.
(d) How to smelt iron.