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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Taufiq's name when he incarnated on Shikasta?
(a) Benjamin Sherban.
(b) John Brent-Oxford.
(c) James Sheridan.
(d) Jason Urbane.

2. Generally speaking, what is the most important rule of Canopus?
(a) Pride.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Love.
(d) Nationalism.

3. What makes Shikasta unusual?
(a) It was never able to receive SOWF.
(b) It has a particularly low population.
(c) It has a mixture of native and introduced life forms.
(d) All life preys on all other life.

4. Johor returns to Shikasta how many years after his first visit?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 300.
(d) 300,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Canopean phrase "Age of Ideology" refers to what time?

2. What is the Shammat transmitter made of?

3. What word best describes Shikasta?

4. What does the Lock do?

5. What do some Canopeans believe should be done with Shikasta?

(see the answer key)

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