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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. Who does Jessica think the traitor is?

2. What kind of conditioning has Yueh endured?

3. What do the Great Houses nickname Duke Leto?

4. Why does Paul perform mind-body exercises?

5. What does Jessica light to study Paul's face?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jessica see on the landscape?

2. What does Paul think about while he pretends to be asleep?

3. Summarize the first section of book 2.

4. Describe Paul's sense of the future at this point in the story.

5. What does Baron ask Rabban to do in the first section of book two?

6. Summarize the second section.

7. What is the message that Lady Fenring leaves for Jessica?

8. What is the only way to kill worms?

9. Describe Guerney Hallack.

10. What do Mohim and Jessica say about Paul in private?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Herbert's writing style.

1) What are the elements of writing style?

2) What is Herbert's writing style?

3) What meaning does Herbert's style give to the book?

Essay Topic 2

Herbet wrote Dune in the 1960's. Think about the world and in particular America during this period and discuss whether the book reflects what was happening.

1) What are the book's themes? Do they relate to America's political or social environment at that time? If so how?

2) Is Herbert's vision a direct result of what was happening in the world at that time? Have any of Herbert's ideas come true?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story and Herbert? How does Herbert use character and setting to express these themes?

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