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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. Whom does Logno serve?

2. What device keeps Odrade in contact with other people on Chapterhouse at all times?

3. What is the name of the baby mentioned on page 3?

4. What drink does Odrade request on page 181?

5. Which gene causes people not to be seen by "prescient searchers"?

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. Describe the relationship between Odrade and Bellonda.

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

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

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

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

8. Why do the Bene Gesserit keep the orchards? What challenges do they face in doing so?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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