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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. How does Hope compromise on the budget issue to avoid the negative effects of every solution he sees?

2. Where does President Tocsin live?

3. Who asks Hope for direction in working on the budget?

4. Why do Hope's secret service men tell him to get on the ship?

5. Why does Admiral Khukov call Hope?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on the events in Chapter 1, what is the state of Jupiter at the moment that Hope is appointed Tyrant?

2. What purpose does the Preface serve in to this story?

3. How does Hope describe the short lived Navy rebellion?

4. In what ways are Hope's future solar system and our own Earth similar?

5. Describe the act put on by Hope and Admiral Khukov in Chapter 5.

6. Describe how the Navy affected Hope's rise to power.

7. What claims are made in the Preface?

8. What concern takes the place of the threat of war for Hope? How does he deal with it?

9. Describe the women in Hope's life.

10. Describe Hope's plan in appointing people to government positions.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Thorley accuse Faith of being corrupt? What happens when he tells Hope of this? What happens to Faith?

Essay Topic 2

Hope claims in the story that he doesn't love anyone, and Rue Phist claims that he only loved two women. How does Hope react to Shelia's death? What are the long term effects of Shelia's death on Hope? How does this affect the Tyrancy?

Essay Topic 3

Why was the false attack on Ganymede so dangerous? Why not simply come out and let everyone know that the premiere was Hope's information leak?

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