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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reports the fate of Lampadas to the Bene Gesserit?

2. What was the ancient name of the planet Dune?

3. Of what is Lucilla's cage made?

4. How long have the Bene Gesserit lived on Chapterhouse?

5. In the story Duncan Idaho tells Teg, what hated clams?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Truthsense as Shoel described it.

2. Why does Odrade eat with the acolytes?

3. What effect does melange have on Odrade?

4. Explain the meaning of Odrade's saying, "Real boats rock."

5. Describe the Great Honored Matre's pet.

6. What happens during Sharing, and what is the method?

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

8. Describe the relationship between Odrade and Bellonda.

9. Describe Duncan Idaho's living arrangements.

10. What is Lucilla's relationship to the "Lampadas horde," and how did it come about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the seabird that Odrade sees in the desert.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of spice addiction in the events of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of Teg as the ideal character in the Dune universe.

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