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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. What have they given to the special gladiator to stop him from killing Feyd-Rautha?

2. What do the Fremen think Paul is doing by shedding tears?

3. Into what does Paul say he will turn Salusa Secundas?

4. Why is Paul fearful?

5. What does the color white mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Chani immediately appeal to Paul?

2. What does Paul's prescience show him in chapter 3, section 3?

3. Why do the Fremen deliver spice quotas to the free traders?

4. How do Paul and Stilger convince the Fremen tribe that Stilger and Paul should not fight for the tribe's leadership?

5. Describe Feyd Rautha's appearance at the gladiatorial fight?

6. Why does Tuek forbid Halleck to make a move against the Harkonnens?

7. What is Hawat's plan concerning the state of Fed's Rautha's opponent?

8. Describe Stilgar's style of leadership.

9. What has Paul achieved in the two leaders who has been with the Fremen tribe?

10. What happens to Jessica's unborn daughter when Jessica is ordained as Reverend Mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Herbert sets the majority of the novel on the fictional county of Arrakis. Do you think the planet resembles any real life setting? Why do you think Herbet has chosen to use a fictional planet? What difference do you think it would make if he used a real planet such as earth?

Essay Topic 2

Frank Herbert is a American writer responsible for one of the greatest science fiction series of the 20th century. Examine Herbert's life. What kind of upbringing did he have? What kind of education? What were the major themes of his work? Why do you think Herbert's novels were so relevant in the mid-twentieth century and continue to be relevant today?

Essay Topic 3

How does Herbert use dialogue in the book? Is the dialogue realistic? Do the students think the dialogue is more about style then characterization? Do they think almost every word a person speaks in the novel is designed to have an effect on the story?

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