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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doctrine is the teacher in Chapter 17 professing to his students?
(a) Creationism.
(b) He refuses to teach any of these.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Intelligent Design.

2. What do the races suppressed by the whites want to do in Chapter 33?
(a) Exterminate the whites.
(b) Put the whites on a public trial.
(c) Join forces to regain control over global politics.
(d) Appeal to the Canopeans to get the whites shipped off of Shikasta.

3. Who is the Jewish woman who taught George in New York?
(a) Miriam.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Rilla.
(d) Suzannah.

4. What does Rachel do in Chapter 30 in response to hearing the rumor?
(a) She disguises herself, and goes to find George.
(b) She goes home to protect her parents.
(c) She kills Suzannah.
(d) She goes to find Benjamin and help him escape.

5. According to Chapter 14, what is most divisive among humans?
(a) Nationalities.
(b) The generation gap.
(c) Scientific thought.
(d) Religious differences.

6. Lynda believes that some people don't use all of their what?
(a) Cognitive faculties.
(b) Emotional capabilities.
(c) Time.
(d) Physical potential.

7. How does Rachel feel about Suzannah, initially?
(a) She feels that there is something sinister about her, and doesn't trust her.
(b) She hates her because she is beautiful, but stupid.
(c) She admires her ease in social situations.
(d) She admires her intelligence and work ethic.

8. What rumor does Rachel hear in Chapter 30?
(a) There is a plot to kill George.
(b) Benjamin has been brainwashed.
(c) Suzannah is pregnant.
(d) George is a Shammat spy.

9. Who is George Herbert?
(a) Lynda's psychiatrist.
(b) Lynda's brother.
(c) Lynda's plastic surgeon.
(d) Lynda's lover.

10. What does George tell Rachel, in Chapter 28, to help her deal with the news she receives?
(a) She has to trust that there is a greater purpose and a reason for her suffering.
(b) She is destined to be an important part of their movement.
(c) Her loved ones are in a better place now.
(d) If she doesn't toughen up, she will have to come back in another incarnation.

11. Who is Suzannah?
(a) George's teacher.
(b) Rachel's roommate.
(c) George's girlfriend.
(d) Benjamin's neighbor.

12. What happens to Lynda after her lover's death?
(a) She stops eating.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) She kills someone.
(d) She goes into a psychotic depression.

13. Chapter 31 reports that George is planning on seeking reelection as leader of the youth armies in what area?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Australia.
(c) North Africa.
(d) The Northwest Fringes.

14. What is the setting of the mock trial?
(a) The Northwest Fringes.
(b) Russia.
(c) Greece.
(d) North Africa.

15. What is the sad state of Shikasta blamed on?
(a) The lack of SOWF.
(b) The influence of the Shammat.
(c) The inherent evil nature of the Natives.
(d) The presence of the Giants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hasan?

2. What is the subject of Agent 20's report?

3. What is George's role in Chapter 33?

4. What do the Shammat want to do with Benjamin in Chapter 26?

5. How is John Brent-Oxford killed?

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