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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. What does Sheeana supervise?

2. Who takes Teg to the orchard on page 12?

3. What is the name of the Bene Gesserit chef at Central?

4. What are the surveillance mechanisms on Chapterhouse called?

5. Where do the Bene Gesserit at Central bury their dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Bellonda take a strong position against Duncan Idaho?

4. Describe Murbella's fighting abilities.

5. Explain the relationship between Odrade and Taraza.

6. Why does Odrade eat with the acolytes?

7. Summarize Odrade's memory of Linchine.

8. What is the importance of the "Siona gene-mark"?

9. Describe the Jewish society in this novel.

10. Describe the Great Honored Matre's pet.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the leadership styles of Odrade and the Great Honored Matre.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the nature of spice addiction in Bene Gesserit society, thoroughly explicating its pros and cons.

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