View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would have been the result of the second individual's trial, if it had gone according to plan?
(a) A reevaluation of the criminal justice system.
(b) A reevaluation of the foster care system.
(c) A new public awareness of propaganda mechanisms.
(d) A renewed sense of family closeness.

2. What "ideology" do the Canopeans consider most dangerous?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Military interference.
(c) Intelligent design.
(d) Science.

3. What happened to the ethical laws Johor gave to the Shikastans?
(a) They were completely forgotten.
(b) They were replaced by codes that the Shikastans wrote on their own.
(c) They were adopted as an unwritten code of conduct.
(d) They were built into religions.

4. Chapter 8 describes the British as being tolerant of a high degree of what?
(a) Illiteracy.
(b) Economic inequality.
(c) Lack of education.
(d) Racist behavior.

5. What do the Canopeans blame for the conflicts in the 20th century?
(a) The whites' suppression of other races.
(b) Humans' limited cognitive abilities.
(c) The absence of an external, supervising authority.
(d) A near-total lack of SOWF.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, to whom does Johor teach some of the basic tenets of Canopean civilization?

2. What word best describes Shikasta?

3. What other friend does Johor find in Chapter 12?

4. What was the first individual's crime?

5. What happens to the remainder of Shikasta's inhabitants?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is said about religion in Chapter 10?

2. What was the ceremony that Canopean emissaries brought to Ireland?

3. How would John Brent-Oxford have defended individual two, and what would the result of the trial have been?

4. Who are the Giants?

5. Who is the individual known as "The Brand"?

6. Who was the first individual introduced in Chapter 11, and what would John Brent-Oxford have done for her as a lawyer?

7. What is reported in Chapter 9 regarding the genetics of Shikasta's population?

8. What does Johor notice about the Natives upon his return to Shikasta after 30,000 years?

9. What happens to the Giants when Shikasta is cut off from the Lock?

10. How are the British people described in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 762 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample