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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 does Teppic discover when he is looking for the city?

2. Meanwhile, Ptaclusp is walking around the base of the large pyramid looking for ______________.

3. Describe these gods.

4. Pyramids are _______ in the stream of time.

5. In what does Teppic put Ptraci?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dios believe the gods have no right to be there?

2. What happens in Djelibevbi?

3. Why does a man in the prison not want to be freed?

4. Who is the camel?

5. What information does Dios give Teppic? How does Teppic react?

6. What ceremony is to take place the next day?

7. What are the king, Dil, and Gern doing?

8. Where does Teppic leave Ptraci?

9. What do the clones of Ptaclusp tell him about the capping of the pyramid? Why? How does Ptaclusp respond?

10. What takes place between Ptraci, Teppic, and You Bastard and the two philosophers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story takes place on Discworld.

Part 1) Describe this planet. Why do you think this world is this way?

Part 2) How does this world compare to our own?

Part 3) How does the description of this world prepare the reader for the story that is to come? What is the purpose of giving this description?

Essay Topic 2

The Sphinx is included in this story.

Part 1) Why is it included? What purpose does this serve?

Part 2) What other adventures does Teppic experience with You Bastard? How do these adventures affect the plot?

Part 30 Are these adventures necessary? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The people of this planet fear their gods.

Part 1) Why do they fear their gods? What is revealed about these gods throughout this story?

Part 2) Does this view of the godly reflect the author's opinion about religion? Why or why not? What does this story say about religion?

Part 3) do you agree with this story about the creation of gods, therefore the creation of religion? Why or why not?

Part 4) How does this view of religion affect you? How important is religion in your own life?

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