2. How do the lives of the Shikastans upon Johor's return compare with the last time he was there?
(a) They are shorter, and full of disease and pain.
(b) They are longer, and more comfortable.
(c) They are shorter, but more comfortable.
(d) They are longer, but full of disease and pain.

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

4. What happens to the Natives when Shikasta is cut off from the Lock?
(a) They begin to fall ill and die.
(b) They lose their ability to communicate verbally with one another.
(c) They erupt into violence.
(d) They forget everything they know about how to care for themselves.

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

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

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

8. How do the Canopeans view the 20th century?
(a) Some advancement, but mostly conflict.
(b) Many mistakes, but people grew more progressive toward the end.
(c) The turning point for the planet.
(d) One long war.

9. According to Johor, in his report in Chapter 13, what did the white races do?
(a) Exterminated the other races.
(b) Refused to assimilate with the Giants.
(c) Conquered the southern continents.
(d) Monopolized trade and travel.

10. In Chapter 9, Taufiq reports the end of what?
(a) The Natives' time on Shikasta.
(b) World War III.
(c) The Ice Age.
(d) The Giants' reign of terror.

11. How does Johor feel about the state of Shikasta, upon his return?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is saddened.

12. What did the Sirian Empire do on Rohanda?
(a) Sent all of their exiled prisoners there.
(b) Attempted to interact with the Natives, but eventually declared war on them.
(c) Performed plant and animal experimentation.
(d) Built cities, and attempted to settle it.

13. Who is Jarsum?
(a) A Shammat agent.
(b) Another Canopean emissary.
(c) Johor's brother.
(d) The leader of the Giants.

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

15. What was Taufiq supposed to become when he incarnated on Shikasta?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A politician.