Shikasta: Re, Colonised Planet 5: Personal, Psychological, Historical… | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapters 1 - 5

1. Who is Johor?

A Canopean emissary.

2. What is Johor's job?

Tending to the order of the Canopean colonies.

3. Generally speaking, what is the most important rule of Canopus?

Love.

4. Johor's worst experience is with what planet?

Shikasta.

5. What word best describes Shikasta?

Chaotic.

6. Chapter 2 is a guide, written for whom?

Colonial servants.

7. What makes Shikasta unusual?

All life preys on all other life.

8. The very nature of Shikasta results in what?

All answers are correct.

9. How many concentric shells does Shikasta contain?

Six.

10. Which shell concerns human history?

Zone Six.

11. What is Johor's relationship to Taufiq?

Brother.

12. Why does Johor have to spend extra time on Shikasta?

Taufiq gets captured.

13. What do the Canopean emissaries sometimes do?

Incarnate as inhabitants of the planets they oversee.

14. Why are the Giants...
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