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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 Duncan Idaho reveal he is really working for when he takes Lady Jessica?
(a) Leto.
(b) Irulan.
(c) Muad'Dib.
(d) The Preacher.

2. Who is Muad'Dib?
(a) Ghanima.
(b) Leto.
(c) Paul Atreides.
(d) Lady Jessica.

3. The interpretation of dreams is central to what faith?
(a) The Golden Path.
(b) Golden Light.
(c) Oneiromancy.
(d) Osiromancy.

4. What does Jessica see in Alia that confirms she is Abomination?
(a) Alia speaks in the Baron's voice.
(b) None of these.
(c) Alia is tapping her fingers like Baron Harkonnen.
(d) She see's the Baron in Alia's eyes.

5. If the twins, Ghanima and Leto, do become Abomination, who does Leto say could cause it?
(a) Duke Leto.
(b) Any of these individuals.
(c) Lady Jessica.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the mortal blow to House Atreides be?

2. How many people come to Lady Jessica's arrival on Arakis?

3. Who's dreams does The Preacher hear, but refuse to interpret?

4. Who is plotting to have Ghanima and Leto killed?

5. What could be "accidentally" leaked about Lady Jessica that would finish her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Why does Alia feel alone? What makes her believe that she has no where to turn but inward? Why does she turn inward?

5. 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?

6. What happens when Idaho goes to carry out Alia's plan to abduct Lady Jessica?

7. What is the plot to assassinate the twins Ghanima and Leto? How is the plan supposed to work? What is the reason behind the plot?

8. How does Leto tell Lady Jessica the Atreides' House will be undone? What factors play into their demise?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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