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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 is the Welbeck Abridgement?

2. Who is Sihaya?

3. What is one thing that makes Leto vulnerable?

4. According to the newly uncovered journals, how long ago was Leto born?

5. Who are Tertius, Anteac, and Luyseval?

Short Essay Questions

1. While Nayla is in Leto's quarters giving him an update on the rebel activities, what myth does Leto confirm?

2. According to the first conversation to take place between Leto and Nayla, what does Leto demand of Nayla?

3. After her meeting with Kobat, how does Siona summarize what she learned in the meeting

4. What does the investigators' report indicate about the Museum Fremen?

5. Why does Leto use all female armies?

6. Why is Noree dissatisfied with the formal analysis of Leto's motives for accepting his transformation in exchange for longevity?

7. What does the Fish Speakers' chant of "Siaynoq" signify?

8. In her letter writing directly to Leto, what does Nayla beg from Leto?

9. Why does Leto tolerate the Ixians?

10. During their first meeting in the darkened crypt, why does Leto use Muad'Dib's voice to address the new Idaho?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leto intends for Idaho to be paired with Siona, yet Idaho finds Noree to be the more desirable woman.

a. Compare and contrast Siona and Noree. Based on these comparisons, why does Idaho desire Noree more than Siona?

b. How does Idaho's desire for Noree impact Leto's plans, if at all? Provide examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The Great Convention bans the use of atomic weapons against human targets and bans "thinking machines." Leto, however, turns a blind eye to the technologies Ixians invent.

a. Explain why Leto's allows the Ixians to continue outlawed practices.

b. How do the Ixian inventions benefit Leto?

c. How do the Ixian inventions threaten Leto?

Essay Topic 3

Based on the writings early in the story and the author's historical references throughout the novel, compare and contrast the world in which the story takes place with the world as it was in the Dune days before Leto's metamorphosis.

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