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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. Who is Iyo Kobat?

2. What is Moneo waiting for before he dies?

3. At the very beginning of the story, what do the newly uncovered findings shed light on?

4. Which of the Sisters loses control when meeting with Leto in Onn?

5. When Leto expresses concern that the new Idaho is subdued four days into his adjustment, what does Moneo give as the reason for Idaho's subdued mood?

Short Essay Questions

1. In order to increase their chances of success during the attack of Leto's procession near the Idaho River, what do the Face Dancers do?

2. After being informed by Idaho that there have been attacks on the guards and spotty violence in the City and in the Forbidden Forest, Leto orders human wolves introduced into the forest. Why?

3. Why does Leto hold his first interview with the new Idaho in the darkened crypt?

4. At the beginning of the story, three intruders steal the two cryptic volumes from the fortress. What do they hope the volumes reveal?

5. How has Leto kept peace for the 3,000 years of his reign?

6. What secret does Leto need Idaho to guard?

7. What is Leto's prediction about Chenoeh's future?

8. What is known about Atreides in relation to their relationship with the people?

9. Why does Leto use all female armies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Moneo often watches Leto for signs that signal the "approach of the Worm."

a. What signs is Moneo watching for?

b. What actions or theories does Leto hold that particularly worry Moneo because they signal the Worm is near?

c. Why is Moneo afraid the Worm and its emergence?

Essay Topic 2

The Great Sharing is held once every ten years in Onn.

a. Describe the ceremony surrounding the Great Sharing.

b. What is the purpose of the Great Sharing?

c. Why is participation in the Great Sharing important to Leto? To the people he rules?

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Based on the writings early in the story and the author's historical references throughout the novel, compare and contrast the world in which the story takes place with the world as it was in the Dune days before Leto's metamorphosis.

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