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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Rohanda after it is cut off from the Lock?
(a) It is abandoned by all of its inhabitants.
(b) The Shammat are able to drain it even faster.
(c) The Canopeans abandon it.
(d) Nothing.

2. In Chapter 9, Taufiq reports that what major change has taken place on Earth?
(a) Most islands are underwater.
(b) The rainforests are gone.
(c) The ozone layer has disappeared.
(d) The magnetic poles have flipped.

3. What does Johor say about the religion of the white races in Chapter 13?
(a) It is the most bigoted religion in history.
(b) It is morally inferior to other religions.
(c) It was the largest to ever exist on Shikasta.
(d) It resulted in more deaths than the wars did.

4. According to Chapter 10, who formed the major Shikastan religions?
(a) The Puttiorians.
(b) The Shammat.
(c) Emissaries.
(d) The Giants.

5. Who distorts the ceremony Johor describes in Chapter 13?
(a) Christian monks.
(b) Satanists.
(c) A small cult.
(d) Buddhists.

6. The Canopeans' choice to split the Natives is reminiscent of what story from the Old Testament?
(a) Sodom and Gomorrah.
(b) Lot and his wife.
(c) The Tower of Babel.
(d) Jonah and the whale.

7. What does Johor attempt to do to his friends after finding them?
(a) Recruit them to help him.
(b) Convince them to incarnate on Shikasta.
(c) Wake them up with the Signature.
(d) Explain their mission to them.

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

9. In Chapter 6, to whom does Johor teach some of the basic tenets of Canopean civilization?
(a) Benjamin and Rachel.
(b) Suzannah and Rachel.
(c) David and Sais.
(d) Ben and Rilla.

10. Taufiq is incarnated on Shikasta as a member of what race?
(a) African.
(b) White.
(c) Asian.
(d) Native American.

11. Why are the Giants on Shikasta?
(a) They were humans, genetically modified by the Shammat.
(b) Their vessel crashed there.
(c) They are native to Shikasta.
(d) They were introduced there by the Canopeans.

12. What was Taufiq supposed to become when he incarnated on Shikasta?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A politician.
(d) A teacher.

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

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

15. Chapter 9 details the history of Shikasta between what two events?
(a) World War II and World War III.
(b) World War I and World War II.
(c) World War II and the collapse of the Lock.
(d) The collapse of the Lock and the 20th century apocalypse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Johor, at the beginning of Chapter 12?

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

3. What would have the second individual's defense have been, if she had the proper lawyer?

4. What makes Shikasta unusual?

5. What happens to the cities once Shikasta is cut off from the Lock?

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