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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. How many languages does Murbella speak?

2. How many Bene Gesserit who have gone into the Scattering have contacted Chapterhouse?

3. Of whom does Murbella first think as she revives after the Spice Agony?

4. What type of plant is growing around the edges of the desert as mentioned on page 255?

5. Whom does the woman in the space shuttle on page 350 guide?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why someone would order a Convocation of the Bene Gesserit.

2. Explain the danger Odrade sees in the Bene Gesserit habits.

3. What is the significance of the sunbather?

4. What decision does Odrade make about the sea at Eldio, and why?

5. As Odrade reveals in a soliloquy on page 375, how do the Honored Matres train their recruits?

6. What does the Great Honored Matre intend to accomplish by serving Odrade wine, and what actually happens?

7. Toward the end of this section, what role does Teg take up? Why?

8. What is the significance of Clairby's driving Odrade's ship to Junction?

9. On pages 308-312, how does Teg change?

10. Why does Murbella interrupt Teg's command of battle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Herbert's development of the Dune universe, addressing concerns such as vocabulary, culture, and communication.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Other Memory with the extended memory of a ghola.

Essay Topic 3

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

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