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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. What message does Jessica send Stilgar regarding Alia?
(a) She is part of the assassination attempt on Ghanima and Leto.
(b) She has attempted to assassinate Jessica.
(c) She must be banished from her Regency.
(d) She must stand trial for her possession.

2. What language do the twins use to communicate in secret?
(a) Latin.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Harkonnen.
(d) Ancient Egyptian.

3. Who caused the desert to bloom?
(a) Lady Jessica.
(b) Alia.
(c) Muad'Dib.
(d) Leto.

4. The substance "spice" is also known as:
(a) Sand.
(b) Melange.
(c) Incense.
(d) Dark knowledge.

5. Who's voice does Alia recognize in The Preacher?
(a) Leto Atreides.
(b) None of these.
(c) Baron Harkonnen.
(d) Paul Atreides.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lady Jessica feel compelled to report Alia to the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood?

2. Who is Muad'Dib?

3. What does Idaho admit to Jessica when he comes to visit her?

4. What does Idaho use to constrain Lady Jessica?

5. Why do people use spice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the agreement that Alia has with her uncle Baron Harkonnen? Why does she believe she needs his help? Does the Baron have ulterior motives?

2. 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?

3. What does Jessica see in Alia that makes her realize, without doubt, that she is Abomination? What does she need to do as a result of seeing this in Alia?

4. 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?

5. Why do the twins, Ghanima and Leto, not fear death? What impact does this have on their personalities?

6. In the beginning of the story, we find out Ghanima, Leto, and Alia all share a unique characteristic. What is it? How does it differ between them?

7. Leto experiences visions and knows things about the past that he could not know. Why does he have these visions? Where or who do the visions come from?

8. 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?

9. Spice is an important theme through out the book. What is spice? How is it produced? What is it used for?

10. What happens to Ghanima when she invites her mother, Chani's persona-memory into her? Why does it happen?

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