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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the preface?
(a) It foreshadows the events to come, but doesn't focus on any of the main characters.
(b) It summarizes the career of Hope Hubris.
(c) It provides vital background information for all of the characters.
(d) It sets the mood of the story by showing one of Hope's nightmares.

2. How long has Hope been in contact with the dead?
(a) Since last week.
(b) Since he was fifteen.
(c) Since he was twelve.
(d) Since he was born.

3. How does Hope react to the representatives leaving Congress?
(a) He banishes them from the realm.
(b) He decides to abolish Congress.
(c) He has them executed.
(d) He doesn't really care.

4. How does Hope feel about his reign?
(a) He feels that the Greeks had many enlightened, benign dictators, and that his reign can be the same.
(b) He believes that once he has consolidated his power, he will turn it back into a democracy.
(c) He believes that his tyranical reign is just, since only the strong should rule.
(d) He feels that since the world is at war, there must be a strong central government.

5. What is attacking the bubble?
(a) A cruiser.
(b) A sub.
(c) A battleship.
(d) A missile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerald tell Hope in Chapter 2 about the loyalty of his planets?

2. What happens between Shelia and Hope while they wait to see if the bubble will collapse?

3. Which of the following quotes can be attributed by this story's editor?

4. Who is in charge of the Navy?

5. Where does President Tocsin live?

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