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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 the regional commander for the forces of Dur?

2. What shapes did the Harkonnen's prefer?

3. What does the official observer carry?

4. What is Teg's plan in the restaurant?

5. Where is the probe from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sheeana show Taraza she talks to the worm?

2. What happens to Duncan's companion, Tormsa?

3. What does Waff tell Taraza about the Honored Matres?

4. What had the Tleilaxu planted in Duncan?

5. To what does Teg compare his experience with the T-probe?

6. Who do Lucilla and Burzmali encounter when they are in what they believed to be a safe haven?

7. What does Taraza think is strange about Chapter House Planet?

8. Why does Duncan think he has been brought back as a ghola?

9. What does Odrade discover in the basin after solving a puzzle to find an opening?

10. Who attacks Teg, Duncan and Lucilla when they leave the no-globe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of heresy is important to the story, even appearing in its title. Explore the theme of heresy in the story. What characters commit heresy and why? How does this heresy contribute to the story's conflict and resolution? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

There are three major groups with differing religions and beliefs in the story - the Bene Gesserit, Bene Tleilax and Honored Matres. Compare and contrast the beliefs of these three groups. What are the underlying similarities and differences in beliefs between each group? Do they all derive from the same place? Use specific references from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

In the Bene Gesserit, the role of the Imprinter is vital to Mother Superior Taraza's and the rest of the Bene Gesserit's plan. Explore the role of the Imprinter. Why are Imprinters important? What is their function? How do they success at their role? Use specific examples from the text in your response.

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