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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 does Paul say is within every person?

2. What way of fighting does Jessica offer to teach?

3. What bird is carved on the slave's forearm?

4. What kind of weapon does Feyd-Rautha hold in his left hand?

5. What do people fear about Alia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the Baron learn from Hawat in part 3 section 1?

6. What does Stilgar say the Fremen plan to do?

7. What is Paul's plan to defeat the Hakonnen forces?

8. How does the Baron punish Feyd-Rautha for trying to assassinate him?

9. What mistakes does Jessica admits that she has made in regards to her son?

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

The planets in Dune are controlled by a Feudal system. What is a feudal system? When and why were feudal systems popular? What was the structure of a feudal system? Who does a feudal system benefit?

Essay Topic 2

Dune is accused of not representing a woman's role in a positive light. How do they think woman's role in society has changed since the sixties? Is the change good or bad? What do the students think brought about the change? Were there positive elements to a woman's role in 1960s America?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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