Shikasta: Re, Colonised Planet 5: Personal, Psychological, Historical… | Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Chapters 1 - 5

1. Who is Johor, and what is his job?

2. What is the main Canopean ideology?

3. How is Shikasta described at the beginning of the novel?

4. How are the shells of Shikasta organized?

5. Who are the Giants?

6. Rohanda was divided among what civilizations?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 6

7. Why was Rohanda renamed Shikasta?

8. What is Johor's mission, when he incarnates on Shikasta in Chapter 6?