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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Johor try to locate on Shikasta, in Chapter 6?
(a) The Canopean embassy.
(b) The Shammat transmittor.
(c) The capitol city of the Giants.
(d) The capitol city of the Natives.

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

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

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

5. What would have the second individual's defense have been, if she had the proper lawyer?
(a) That she was a victim of indoctrination.
(b) That she was an unwilling participant in the crime.
(c) That she was falsely accused.
(d) That she was criminally insane.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Johor, in his report in Chapter 13, what did the white races do?

2. How does Johor feel about the state of Shikasta, upon his return?

3. How are the Giants affected when Shikasta is cut off from the Lock?

4. What is individual eight's profession?

5. What is the condition of the Shikastan cities in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Johor do when he finds Ben and Sais in Chapter 6?

4. Why was Rohanda renamed Shikasta?

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

6. How are the shells of Shikasta organized?

7. What comments does Johor make about the white races in Chapter 13?

8. What does Johor report regarding Taufiq in Chapter 7?

9. Who are the Giants?

10. What is the "Age of Ideology"?

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