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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, what do the Canopean emissaries report regarding the Natives?
(a) Their situation is unchanged.
(b) They have disappeared.
(c) They are no longer a threat.
(d) They are degenerating.

3. What creates the most anxiety in humans, according to Chapter 14?
(a) Religious insecurities.
(b) Intolerance between races.
(c) Short lifespans.
(d) The horrors of war and other conflicts.

4. What happens to the remainder of Shikasta's inhabitants?
(a) They are scattered to other planets.
(b) They are reconnected to SOWF.
(c) They are transported to a Shammat holding facility.
(d) They are temporarily relocated to a space station.

5. What did Canopus do for the Natives of Shikasta?
(a) Made the planet's climate more hospitable.
(b) Hastened their evolution by introducing a new species.
(c) Helped them to master mathematics and astronomy.
(d) Showed them how to use tools and fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the fourth individual grow up?

2. What do the "primitive" peoples do, after the Second World War?

3. What does Shikasta mean?

4. How does Rachel feel about the Muslim family with whom the Sherbans associate?

5. What devastating news does Rachel receive in Chapter 28?

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