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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Canopean phrase "Age of Ideology" refers to what time?
(a) The period before World War I.
(b) The period after the Shikastan apocalypse.
(c) The period after World War II.
(d) The period between World War I and World War II.

2. What does Johor say about the religion of the white races in Chapter 13?
(a) It resulted in more deaths than the wars did.
(b) It was the largest to ever exist on Shikasta.
(c) It is morally inferior to other religions.
(d) It is the most bigoted religion in history.

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

4. In Chapter 8, Britain and other European countries are blamed for what?
(a) World War II.
(b) Worldwide poverty.
(c) Global warming.
(d) World War I.

5. Where did the fourth individual grow up?
(a) Concentration camps.
(b) An orphanage.
(c) Foster homes.
(d) A group home.

6. What does Shikasta mean?
(a) "The stricken."
(b) "The loving."
(c) "The barren."
(d) "The reckless."

7. Johor's worst experience is with what planet?
(a) Shikasta.
(b) Puttioria.
(c) Shammat.
(d) Rohanda.

8. Who does Johor find in Chapter 12?
(a) David and Rilla.
(b) Ben and Rilla.
(c) David and Sais.
(d) Ben and Sais.

9. How are the British people described in Chapter 8?
(a) Intellectual and accomplished.
(b) Narrow-minded and imperialistic.
(c) Arrogant and unreasonable.
(d) Cultured and proud.

10. What was the second individual's childhood like?
(a) She was an orphan, raised in a foster home.
(b) She was left to by her parents to be entertained by the television.
(c) She traveled and stayed with relatives a lot.
(d) She was loved and supported.

11. What was the first individual's crime?
(a) She refused to pay taxes.
(b) She killed someone.
(c) She kidnapped a child.
(d) She destroyed property.

12. What will eventually happen to the Shammat transmitter?
(a) It will be taken back by the Shammat.
(b) It will degrade.
(c) It will be assimilated by the surrounding plant life.
(d) It will explode.

13. Dwarves and Elves were created by what species?
(a) Shikastans.
(b) Shammat.
(c) Sirians.
(d) Canopeans.

14. What does Johor attempt to do to his friends after finding them?
(a) Recruit them to help him.
(b) Convince them to incarnate on Shikasta.
(c) Wake them up with the Signature.
(d) Explain their mission to them.

15. Who was responsible for influencing some special individuals in the last days of Shikasta?
(a) Ben.
(b) Taufiq.
(c) David.
(d) Johor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the first individual feel about her countrymen?

2. By the end of the twentieth century, Shikasta's population is reduced by how much?

3. In Chapter 12, what is Johor unable to do?

4. What word best describes Shikasta?

5. What is the Shammat transmitter made of?

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