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

2. What awaits Leto and Ghanima as they begin their journey toward the Golden Path?
(a) The risk of being hunted and caught by non-believers.
(b) The Trial of Lives Past.
(c) The Trial of Possession.
(d) The dangers of spice trances.

3. Who does Farad'n propose keeping in his palace?
(a) Lady Jessica.
(b) Duncan Idaho.
(c) Gurney Halleck.
(d) None of these.

4. What does Jessica use to calm herself before speaking with Ghanima?
(a) Meditation.
(b) The Litany against Fear.
(c) Spice.
(d) Calming prayer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Alia's maternal grandfather?

2. Who refuses to look into the future, realizing the "trap of prescience"?

3. Where do Leto and Ghanima go to await the attack they know is coming?

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

5. What does Alia send her spies searching for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does The Preacher do to anger Farad'n when Farad'n invites The Preacher to his palace? What reasons does he give for not complying with Farad'n's requests? What does he offer as an alternative?

2. What happens to Leto to make him believe the Golden Path is the only way to redeem humanity? What signs does he receive? Where do these signs come from?

3. Why do Leto and Ghanima head toward The Attendant? What does Leto deduce is going to happen at The Attendant?

4. Describe the assassination attempt that plays out against Lady Jessica during her and Alia's audience with the people. Who attempts to assassinate her? How does Jessica avoid being killed?

5. 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?

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

7. Alia outlines the three reasons the Bene Gesserit give for large populations turning on their oppressors. What are they? Are these things occurring?

8. 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?

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. 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?

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