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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. Why do Idahos suffer from "Since Syndrome"?

2. What is true about Leto's metamorphosis?

3. When Siona questions Leto in the desert about her special place in the breeding program, what matters according to Leto?

4. When Noree begins to cry after being reunited with Leto after the explosions, why does Leto not wipe away her tears?

5. What group has Leto contemplated eliminating completely?

Short Essay Questions

1. Noree believes the prohibition against space travel is intended to keep people out of trouble, but Leto disagrees. Why does Leto continue to prohibition against space travel?

2. Leto is enraged when the attack outside the Ixian Embassy happens. What send Leto into his rage?

3. According to Moneo, why is this Idaho more foolish than the previous Idahos?

4. Why does Moneo fear the melange?

5. As Leto tests Siona, he knows his actions appear cruel from a human standpoint. In Leto's opinion, what have humans always overlooked?

6. Why is the area surrounding Leto's sunken pit strewn with cushions?

7. When Idaho and Siona are in the Goygoa, Idaho asks Siona why she hates Leto so much. What is Siona's response?

8. What does Ampre, the Ixian Director of Outfederation Affairs, believe about Leto?

9. Why does Leto love dumping his body onto the sand?

10. According to Leto, when do laws and prisons only work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Leto holds many different and sometimes controversial ideas. Describe Leto's reasoning and the actions he takes because of his beliefs on the following statements:

a. Male armies are dangerous.

b. Ixians are the criminals of science.

c. Death is any creature's most profound experience.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following groups in the story:

a. Face Dancers.

b. Bene Gesserit.

c. The Guild.

d. Museum Fremen.

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