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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 9 details the history of Shikasta between what two events?
(a) World War II and World War III.
(b) World War II and the collapse of the Lock.
(c) The collapse of the Lock and the 20th century apocalypse.
(d) World War I and World War II.

2. Where is Johor, at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) The Canopean Embassy.
(b) The Northern Fringes.
(c) Australia.
(d) Zone Six.

3. What do the Canopean emissaries sometimes do?
(a) Act as liasons between planets they oversee.
(b) Incarnate as inhabitants of the planets they oversee.
(c) Disguise themselves to visit their assigned planets.
(d) Communicate discreetly with the inhabitants of the planets they oversee.

4. In Chapter 9, Johor interacts with a man who is clearly what Old Testament figure?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Moses.
(d) Elijah.

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

6. Why does Johor incarnate on Shikasta?
(a) To find his brother, who has been captured.
(b) To rescue the Canopeans who were being held hostage there.
(c) To teach the people about disaster, and how to survive it.
(d) To better understand the mentality of the Shikastan Natives.

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

8. What is Johor's relationship to Taufiq?
(a) Brother.
(b) Son.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

9. How does the first individual feel about her countrymen?
(a) She feels connected to them.
(b) She feels alienated from them.
(c) She feels a strong sense of patriotism.
(d) She feels that some of them do not belong there.

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

11. The "Northwest Fringes" are analogous to what nonfictional place?
(a) North America.
(b) Russia.
(c) Japan.
(d) Great Britain.

12. What other friend does Johor find in Chapter 12?
(a) Taufiq.
(b) Ranee.
(c) David.
(d) Abraham.

13. Taufiq is incarnated on Shikasta as a member of what race?
(a) White.
(b) Native American.
(c) Asian.
(d) African.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the ethical laws Johor gave to the Shikastans?

2. Dwarves and Elves were created by what species?

3. Why are the Giants on Shikasta?

4. Who is Johor?

5. Chapter 8 describes the British as being tolerant of a high degree of what?

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