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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. About what does Kynes lead his troops into a chant?

2. What does Paul think he has missed after the ceremony?

3. Who does Paul say the water shows him he is?

4. What is the name of the new religious leader on Arrakis?

5. What color hair does the emperor have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize the third section of book 2.

3. Why is Jessica happy to be with the Fremen?

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

5. How are the worms useful to the Fremens?

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

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

8. What is Paul's physical state after he drinks the spice?

9. Summarize the final section of book 2.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Paul and Jessica. How do their views differ? Are there any similarities between the two characters? Why do you think they grow apart?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think religion is good way to gain control over a population? How have western countries used religion to gain control over small nations? What alternatives are there to using religion as a source of power? Why have countries become controlled by a religion, particularly if it is not directly derived from their own culture?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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