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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Taufiq bring humanoids from other planets in Chapter 9?
(a) To shift the genetics of the population.
(b) To hasten the Shikastans' evolution.
(c) To work for the Shikastans.
(d) To defeat the Shikastans, and take over their planet.

2. Why is Rohanda renamed Shikasta?
(a) It is renamed after an important Canopean official who fell in the line of duty.
(b) It has been drained of most of its resources.
(c) The inhabitants rename it in an effort to assert their independence.
(d) It is taken over by another race, who rename it.

3. What does Taufiq end up doing for a profession on Shikasta?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Politician.
(d) Psychiatrist.

4. What do the Canopeans blame for the conflicts in the 20th century?
(a) The absence of an external, supervising authority.
(b) A near-total lack of SOWF.
(c) The whites' suppression of other races.
(d) Humans' limited cognitive abilities.

5. What does Johor try to locate on Shikasta, in Chapter 6?
(a) The Canopean embassy.
(b) The capitol city of the Natives.
(c) The Shammat transmittor.
(d) The capitol city of the Giants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Shammat?

2. The Canopeans' choice to split the Natives is reminiscent of what story from the Old Testament?

3. Dwarves and Elves were created by what species?

4. Generally speaking, what is the most important rule of Canopus?

5. Johor's worst experience is with what planet?

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