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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the Way?
(a) Twelve kilometers.
(b) One kilometer.
(c) Five kilometers.
(d) Twenty kilometers.

2. In the story Duncan Idaho tells Teg, what hated clams?
(a) A lion.
(b) A cat.
(c) A lobster.
(d) A dog.

3. Which gene causes people not to be seen by "prescient searchers"?
(a) The Kwisatz gene.
(b) The Futar gene.
(c) The Siona gene.
(d) The Tleilaxu gene.

4. What does Odrade eat for lunch on page 64?
(a) Spinach salad.
(b) Hamburger.
(c) Veal casserole.
(d) Ratatouille.

5. What had been carried in the no-ship's Great Hold?
(a) Thousands of gallons of spice.
(b) A small planet.
(c) A sandworm.
(d) The Bene Gesserit population of Dune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the Reverend Mothers' eyes?

2. What is the name of the Honored Matre in Odrade's group?

3. What causes Odrade pain every morning?

4. What talent did Rebecca's husband have?

5. What does Scytale miss most about his life before living in the no-ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the role of the comeye in Bene Gesserit life.

2. Why does Streggi mention the map to Odrade while they are eating?

3. What is the Golden Path, and how does Odrade feel about it?

4. Why does Odrade eat with the acolytes?

5. Describe the Great Honored Matre's leadership style.

6. What role do the Proctors have with regard to Odrade's position in the Bene Gesserit?

7. Describe the Great Honored Matre's quarters from the perspective of Logno.

8. What is Sheeana's role in Bene Gesserit society? Explain.

9. Why do the Bene Gesserit not approve of democracy?

10. What are axlotl tanks? Why are they surprising to the Bene Gesserit?

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