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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the Giants on Shikasta?
(a) They are native to Shikasta.
(b) They were humans, genetically modified by the Shammat.
(c) They were introduced there by the Canopeans.
(d) Their vessel crashed there.

2. What cuts Rohanda off from the Lock?
(a) War.
(b) A cosmic disturbance.
(c) The Canopeans.
(d) Shammat interference.

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

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

5. 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 temporarily relocated to a space station.
(d) They are transported to a Shammat holding facility.

6. What word best describes Shikasta?
(a) Flourishing.
(b) Chaotic.
(c) Stable.
(d) Loving.

7. What is individual eight's profession?
(a) Agent of the Shammat.
(b) Terrorist and criminal.
(c) Immigration agent for Canopea.
(d) Immigrant worker in a small town.

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

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

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

11. What does the Lock do?
(a) Connects Rohanda to the galactic flow of energies.
(b) Prevents Rohanda's inhabitants from leaving the planet.
(c) Keeps the Natives and the Giants separated.
(d) Prevents Rohanda's enemies from penetrating its atmosphere.

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

13. How are the cities on Shikasta constructed?
(a) In geometrical shapes, with special rock formations.
(b) In underground caverns.
(c) Built into the sides of mountains.
(d) There are no cities, only small villages.

14. What happened to Taufiq as a result of his chosen profession?
(a) He made important contributions to the medical and scientific community.
(b) His personality was distorted, and he became a national figure.
(c) He was assassinated by a supporter of one of his rivals.
(d) He was able to help others, and became famous for it.

15. What is the condition of the Shikastan cities in Chapter 9?
(a) They are still uninhabitable.
(b) They are slowly being rebuilt.
(c) They no longer exist.
(d) They are back to normal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, Johor interacts with a man who is clearly what Old Testament figure?

2. What would have been the result of the second individual's trial, if it had gone according to plan?

3. What is Johor searching for, at the beginning of Chapter 12?

4. The ceremony discussed by Johor in Chapter 13 originated in what country?

5. How many concentric shells does Shikasta contain?

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