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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Hope zero out the military budget?
(a) It would offend Senator Stonebridge.
(b) It would leave Jupiter undefended against attack from Saturn.
(c) It would have negative economic impacts.
(d) It would leave Jupiter unable to maintain the occupation of Ganymede.

2. Why do Hope's secret service men tell him to get on the ship?
(a) Saturn is being attacked.
(b) They are kidnapping him.
(c) The bubble is under attack.
(d) They are playing a joke on him.

3. What goes wrong with Hope's plan to stealthily destroy the Saturnine sub?
(a) His torpedo misses the Saturnine sub.
(b) Senator Stonebridge informs the Saturnine governement of Hope's plan.
(c) His plan is discovered when the cloaking device fails on his sub.
(d) His sub is torpedoed as well.

4. Why does President Tocsin try to undermine the agreement between Ganymede and Saturn?
(a) Hope is too powerful.
(b) Ganymede is too powerful.
(c) War is good for business.
(d) Saturn is too powerful.

5. What argument does Khukov plan to use to convince the Saturn government to make him Karzhinov's successor?
(a) He will argue that he was loyal to the people of Saturn all along, even when Karzhinov betrayed them.
(b) He will argue that it was Karzhinov who got them into the mess they are in.
(c) He will argue that if he isn't made Karzhinov's successor, Jupiter will launch a full attack on Saturn.
(d) He will argue that only he was able to negotiate with the mad tyrant of Jupiter.

6. Why does Admiral Khukov call Hope?
(a) To demand that he pull his troops out of Ganymede.
(b) To surrender Ganymede to Jupiter.
(c) To threaten him with open war.
(d) To ask for a meeting.

7. How does Hope plan to destroy the Saturnine ship without showing his involvement?
(a) He plans to bomb the dock and make it look like a rebel attack.
(b) He plans to torpedo the ship and blame it on Ganymede.
(c) He plans to torpedo the ship and make it look like an accidental colision with a mine.
(d) He plans to sabotage the ship and make it look like a mechanical failure.

8. How does Reba manipulate Hope into letting her use him sexually?
(a) She blackmails him.
(b) She gets him drunk.
(c) She drugs his drink.
(d) She subdues him with a pacifier beam.

9. Why does the pressure build to dangerous levels in the bubble?
(a) They are experiencing an equipment malfuntion.
(b) They are ascending out of the atmosphere of Jupiter.
(c) They are taking severe damage from the attack.
(d) They are descending into the atmosphere of Jupiter.

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

11. What does Hope do when Megan phones him during the Ganymede crisis?
(a) He tells her that he only pretended to invade Ganymede as a ploy to get troops in place to defend against Saturn.
(b) He has an emotional breakdown.
(c) He confesses his love to her.
(d) He breaks the connection, refusing to talk to her.

12. Why does Hope feel it is important to include the Admiral's response in his journal?
(a) Hope wants to brag about his military prowess.
(b) Hope wants everyone to know that he is truly the all powerful Tyrant.
(c) Future accounts would tell of a violent suppression of the rebellion, and Hope wants to correct that.
(d) Hope wants people to know about the Admiral's loyalty.

13. What advice does Repro give Hope?
(a) He tells Hope to turn the budget over to someone else.
(b) He tells Hope that there is nothing he can do.
(c) He tells Hope to invade Saturn.
(d) He tells Hope to be patient.

14. What action does Hope take that is only one step shy of declaring war against Saturn?
(a) He destroys the Saturnine ship.
(b) He threatens to launch a bombing raid on Saturn if they don't stand down.
(c) He puts the navy on full alert when he asks to search the Saturnine ship.
(d) He makes a call to the Premiere of Ganymede.

15. How did Ganymede acquire their naval base?
(a) There is no base on Ganymede.
(b) Ganymede conquered the base from Saturn.
(c) Ganymede built the base.
(d) It was given over in return for Ganymede no longer supporting rebels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is appointed to be in charge of the suppression of crime and violence?

2. How does Tocsin feel about Hope?

3. Who is Hope's source of information about the Saturnine ship and troops?

4. Who is in charge of the Navy?

5. Who is Hope Hubris?

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