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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 do people suspect of the rich and powerful?

2. Who is the woman's father?

3. What people call Dune home?

4. What holds the water underneath the sand?

5. What type of messages does Paul send?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the area where Scytale meets Farok. How does the old man feel about living there?

2. What curse do Fremen yell at shopkeepers? Why?

3. What makes Paul angry when Chani is getting the coffee ready?

4. What does Paul notice about his sister?

5. How does Paul react to Hayt?

6. Why do you think that perfectly predicting the future is fatal?

7. What is Irulan's relationship to Paul?

8. What is the 'key reminder' of the Bene Gesserit creed?

9. How did Farok's son lose his eyes? Why does he refuse replacements?

10. What is the significance of the Dune Tarot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay relating the selective breeding program of the Bene Gesserit to a breeding program or scientific experiment from human history. Be sure to address:

1) Similarities and differences between the real program and that of the Bene Gesserit.

2) Successes and failures of the program.

3) Moral implications and hazards of a selective breeding program.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay cataloging and describing the types of mental powers displayed by characters in the Dune universe. Be sure to include details about:

1) The origins of the powers.

2) Capacity of powers for good and evil.

3) Whether these powers really exist in any shape or form.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay arguing for or against labeling Paul Atreides as a villain for the destruction his life brought upon the universe. Be sure to present a brief counter-argument to your own opinions as well.

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