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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fri'it think Drunah is?

2. What is unique about the philosopher who appears?

3. Brutha is surprised by Om's thinking because it is what?

4. What does Brutha think the voice is?

5. What is Vorbis doing when Brutha barges in on him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it so important for Om to find a philosopher?

2. What does Om say happened to him?

3. What happens when Brutha hears Om's cries for help?

4. How does Brutha feel about traveling by boat?

5. What happens when the eagle swoops down over the Place of Lamentation?

6. Describe Didactylos and why Brutha was referred to him.

7. How do Vorbis and Om get along?

8. How are the Omnians treated in Ephebe?

9. What does Om realize as he is crawling his way up the stairs?

10. What does Burtha doubt, and how does Om prove it to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the philosophers' view of religion parallel real-world reluctance to discuss religion? What are some of the similarities between faith and gods?

Essay Topic 2

How does Brutha demonstrate the strength of his faith? How is his faith stretched and challenged as he travels?

Essay Topic 3

Om does a lot of thinking about gods and his own status and relationships as they walk in the desert. What does he realize? How is his relationship with Brutha different now, and how does he plan to respond to the changes?

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