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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would have been the result of the second individual's trial, if it had gone according to plan?
(a) A reevaluation of the criminal justice system.
(b) A renewed sense of family closeness.
(c) A reevaluation of the foster care system.
(d) A new public awareness of propaganda mechanisms.

2. Where did the fourth individual grow up?
(a) Foster homes.
(b) Concentration camps.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) A group home.

3. The ceremony discussed by Johor in Chapter 13 originated in what country?
(a) Ireland.
(b) America.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Italy.

4. What does Shikasta mean?
(a) "The reckless."
(b) "The barren."
(c) "The stricken."
(d) "The loving."

5. What does the Lock do?
(a) Prevents Rohanda's enemies from penetrating its atmosphere.
(b) Keeps the Natives and the Giants separated.
(c) Connects Rohanda to the galactic flow of energies.
(d) Prevents Rohanda's inhabitants from leaving the planet.

6. Why does Johor have to spend extra time on Shikasta?
(a) He is looking for two of his friends.
(b) He is unable to get home.
(c) He is being punished.
(d) Taufiq gets captured.

7. Who was responsible for influencing some special individuals in the last days of Shikasta?
(a) Taufiq.
(b) David.
(c) Johor.
(d) Ben.

8. How many concentric shells does Shikasta contain?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

9. In Chapter 9, Johor interacts with a man who is clearly what Old Testament figure?
(a) Moses.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Abraham.

10. What would have the second individual's defense have been, if she had the proper lawyer?
(a) That she was an unwilling participant in the crime.
(b) That she was criminally insane.
(c) That she was falsely accused.
(d) That she was a victim of indoctrination.

11. What "ideology" do the Canopeans consider most dangerous?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Intelligent design.
(c) Military interference.
(d) Science.

12. What do the Canopean emissaries sometimes do?
(a) Act as liasons between planets they oversee.
(b) Incarnate as inhabitants of the planets they oversee.
(c) Disguise themselves to visit their assigned planets.
(d) Communicate discreetly with the inhabitants of the planets they oversee.

13. In Chapter 12, what is Johor unable to do?
(a) Contact the special individuals.
(b) Find his friends Ben and Rilla.
(c) Find a way off of Shikasta.
(d) Convince Taufiq to leave Shikasta.

14. Where is Johor, at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Australia.
(b) Zone Six.
(c) The Canopean Embassy.
(d) The Northern Fringes.

15. What word best describes Shikasta?
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Stable.
(c) Flourishing.
(d) Loving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which shell concerns human history?

2. Who does Johor find in Chapter 12?

3. How are the Giants affected when Shikasta is cut off from the Lock?

4. By the end of the twentieth century, Shikasta's population is reduced by how much?

5. What happens to the remainder of Shikasta's inhabitants?

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