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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 is Staban Tuek's father?

2. Of what does the food Chani gives Paul smell?

3. What is the mortality rate of the prisoners?

4. Who does Paul tell Channi has been listening?

5. How does Paul want to punish Mohiam?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can Paul prove he is indeed the Kwisatz Haderach?

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

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

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

5. Summarize book 3, section 2.

6. Describe Stilgar's style of leadership.

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

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

9. Summarize the final section of book 2.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dune is part of the science fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the science fiction genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way does Dune break new ground in the science fiction genre?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the characters from the novel.

1) What is the character's background.

2) What is the character's motivation and goals?

3) What do you think the character adds to the story? How would the story change if the character was taken away?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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