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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 was Gammu's previous name?

2. Whom does the Great Honored Matre believe wants to kill her?

3. What is Scytale's language?

4. Who interrupts Teg's observations of the battle on page 391?

5. What is the name of the Suk attending the birth of Murbella's child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the relationship between Duncan Idaho and Murbella change after the Spice Agony?

3. Describe Murbella's experience during the Spice Agony.

4. Explain Duncan Idaho's comparison between Murbella and Jessica.

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

6. Why does Bellonda visit Duncan Idaho while Odrade is traveling away from Central?

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

8. Describe Duncan Idaho's methods of Mentat deduction.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of Daniel and Marty in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explore the theme of the "watchdog" in Bene Gesserit society and how it affects the characters' lives.

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