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Shikasta: Re, Colonised Planet 5: Personal, Psychological, Historical… | Quiz

Doris Lessing
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1)

What is the condition of the Shikastan cities in Chapter 9? (from Chapters 9 - 10)

They no longer exist.
They are back to normal.
They are slowly being rebuilt.
They are still uninhabitable.
2)

What pushes the Shammat into a frenzy, according to the Chapter 34 report? (from Chapters 34 - 41)

A severe shortage of SOWF.
Not knowing when Shikasta will be reconnected with the Lock.
The Canopeans' declaration of war.
Their inability to successfully assassinate George.
3)

Who was responsible for influencing some special individuals in the last days of Shikasta? (from Chapter 11)

Taufiq.
Johor.
Ben.
David.
4)

The history in Chapter 10 ends around what year? (from Chapters 9 - 10)

500 B.C.
2000 A.D.
1000 A.D.
500 A.D.
5)

What is the fourth individual's nickname? (from Chapter 11)

The Gun.
The Crow.
The Brand.
The Jackal.
6)

What creates the most anxiety in humans, according to Chapter 14? (from Chapter 14 - 18)

Religious insecurities.
Short lifespans.
Intolerance between races.
The horrors of war and other conflicts.
7)

Chapter 34 states that the Sirians have done what? (from Chapters 34 - 41)

Disputed Canopean control over Shikasta.
Agreed to help the Shikastans rid themselves of the Shammat.
Declared war on the Shammat.
Withdrawn their experiments from Shikasta.
8)

To whom does George write in Chapter 39? (from Chapters 34 - 41)

Suzannah.
Benjamin.
Sharma.
Lynda.
9)

Who distorts the ceremony Johor describes in Chapter 13? (from Chapters 12 - 13)

Satanists.
A small cult.
Buddhists.
Christian monks.
10)

The first woman mentioned in Chapter 11 lives where? (from Chapter 11)

Antarctica.
North America.
The Northwest Fringes.
Australia.
11)

Who is Tafta? (from Chapters 25 - 28)

Benjamin's roommate in college.
A Canopean emissary.
One of George's teachers.
The Shammat Lord of Shikasta.
12)

How does George Herbert's attitude towards Lynda's claims change over time? (from Chapter 14 - 18)

He begins to take her more seriously.
His attitude remains unchanged.
He begins to have doubts.
He begins to think she is seriously deranged.
13)

What would have been the result of the second individual's trial, if it had gone according to plan? (from Chapter 11)

A renewed sense of family closeness.
A new public awareness of propaganda mechanisms.
A reevaluation of the foster care system.
A reevaluation of the criminal justice system.
14)

Who is writing to George in Chapter 32? (from Chapters 29 - 32)

Benjamin.
Taufiq.
Suzannah.
Sharma.
15)

According to Chapter 10, who formed the major Shikastan religions? (from Chapters 9 - 10)

The Giants.
The Shammat.
The Puttiorians.
Emissaries.
16)

Chapter 22 details a growing gap, and more hostility, between what two groups? (from Part II, Chapters 21 - 24)

Rich and poor.
The Canopeans and the Shammat.
The Natives and the Giants.
Whites and minorities.
17)

What is happening to Benjamin in Chapter 31? (from Chapters 29 - 32)

He is undergoing re-education.
He is being recalled to the Canopean embassy.
He is being held in a Shammat penitentiary.
He is being shipped off to another planet.
18)

Why does Johor want to find his comrades in Chapter 20? (from Chapters 19 - 20)

He needs them to help him round up the other souls.
He has a message from the embassy for them.
So he can convince them to reincarnate with him.
They are in imminent danger.
19)

What is the end result of the mock trial? (from Chapter 33)

The whites are acquitted, and those who spoke out against them are punished.
It becomes an indictment of all humanity.
The whites are convicted, and sentenced to exile.
The trial never concludes.
20)

What does Benjamin report in Chapter 38? (from Chapters 34 - 41)

He can no longer communicate with George because it's too dangerous.
Five hundred people are building a new city, and it's going well.
Rachel has been discovered alive; the reports were false.
The flow of SOWF has been restored to Shikasta.
21)

The ceremony discussed by Johor in Chapter 13 originated in what country? (from Chapters 12 - 13)

Brazil.
Italy.
America.
Ireland.
22)

The Sherbans don't care much for what? (from Part II, Chapters 21 - 24)

Political ideology.
Social mores.
Popular music.
Religion.
23)

How much SOWF does Lynda believe other people receive? (from Chapter 14 - 18)

4%.
3%.
5%.
6%.
24)

How does Rachel feel about the Muslim family with whom the Sherbans associate? (from Part II, Chapters 21 - 24)

She feels inferior to them because of her family's lack of wealth.
She feels superior to them because of her faith.
She feels alienated from them, and somehow different.
She feels very close to them, and accepted by them.
25)

How do the lives of the Shikastans upon Johor's return compare with the last time he was there? (from Chapters 9 - 10)

They are shorter, and full of disease and pain.
They are longer, and more comfortable.
They are longer, but full of disease and pain.
They are shorter, but more comfortable.
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