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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hope hate to give up his public contact?
(a) He fears he will become isolated.
(b) He loves the public eye too much.
(c) He will miss the press.
(d) He fears it will undermine his authority.

2. What does this novel aim to shed more light on?
(a) Siege of Saturn.
(b) Invasion of Mars.
(c) Invasion of Neptune.
(d) Siege of Venus.

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

4. 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 makes a call to the Premiere of Ganymede.
(d) He puts the navy on full alert when he asks to search the Saturnine ship.

5. Why are the representatives leaving?
(a) The meeting is over.
(b) To prevent reaching a quorum.
(c) They are going on vacation.
(d) It is a holiday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hope Hubris?

2. Who does Mondy hope will take over Saturn if his plan is a success?

3. Who assigns Hope the job of Tyrant?

4. What does Senator Stonewall suggest in Chapter 3?

5. How does the assassin try to kill Hope?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Saturnine plan, and how does Tocsin factor into it?

2. Describe the relations between Jupiter, Saturn, and Ganymede after Hope's failed attempt to destroy the Saturnine ship.

3. How does the plan of Khukov and Hope work out?

4. In Chapter 5, how is Hope dealing with the new stress of ruling a planet?

5. In Chapter 4, what suggestions does Hope receive for solving the budget crisis?

6. How does Hope feel about his appointment as Tyrant?

7. What is Hope's plan for dealing with the Saturnine ship? Does it work?

8. What is Hope's first act as Tyrant?

9. What does Mondy suggest to Hope about the Ganymede situation?

10. Explain why Hopie is unhappy. How does she come to understand the situation?

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