Children of Dune Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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Children of Dune Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does The Preacher promise to deliver to Farad'n?
(a) Gurney Halleck.
(b) Duncan Idaho.
(c) Lady Jessica.
(d) Leto.

2. What is the Cast Out?
(a) This is what happens to outsiders from other worlds.
(b) A Fremen test of manhood.
(c) Punishment for crimes against Fremen.
(d) Punishment for abusing spice.

3. Who states: "Thou shall not suffer a witch to live" ?
(a) Essas Paymon.
(b) Muad'Dib.
(c) Gurney Halleck.
(d) Lady Jessica.

4. What is Leto's grandfather's name?
(a) Paul.
(b) Duncan.
(c) Leto.
(d) Vladimir.

5. Who believes that discrediting Alia will be easier than killing her?
(a) Ghanima.
(b) Irulan.
(c) None of these.
(d) Lady Jessica.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rock outcrop do the twins Ghanima and Leto visit frequently even though they aren't supposed to?

2. What color is The Preacher's robe that smells of spice?

3. Who are the Bene Gesserit?

4. What does Leto say is the reason for Alia not aging?

5. What genre is "Children of Dune"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is the future as a setting an important part of science fiction as a genre? Could this science fiction novel take place in the past? What aspects of the story would have to be the same in order for it to remain a science fiction novel?

2. What three paths has Leto seen for himself that he explains to Stilgar? What are the implications of these paths? Where does Leto believe he will die?

3. What four things does Alia feel are the traditional reaction to unrest? In which way is she going to react to the mass unrest threatening her Regency?

4. Lady Jessica suspects Leto is Abonimation, and demands and explanation from him when he begins discussing the concept of time and the choice he has to make to live and die for his subjects or live for thousands of years. What is Leto's response to Jessica's demand for an explanation?

5. What is the CHOAM?

6. Why does Leto talk Ghanima into inviting their parents persona-memories in despite the danger? What does Leto discover?

7. Why does Alia have to strengthen herself against "others"? What does she do in order to do that? Who are the "others"?

8. Lady Jessica and her sister Irulan are a part of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood. Who are the Bene Gesserits? What is their goal, and what role do Lady Jessica and Irulan play in that goal?

9. At the beginning of the story, it is believed that The Preacher could be posing as someone else. Who do the people believe The Preacher may be? Why do people believe he is someone else?

10. There is growing tension between the old Fremen way of life and the new progressive Fremen way of life. What are the differences between the two? How has Arakis, and thus the Fremen society changed? What brought about these changes?

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