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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. How does Vorbis treat Om?

2. What does Brutha see among the crops?

3. What does Brutha think the voice is?

4. Who was Om's first believer?

5. How long will it take Li-Tze to get to his destination?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the philosophers are like.

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

3. How are the Omnians treated in Ephebe?

4. How does Brutha feel about traveling by boat?

5. Why does Brutha have a difficult time feeling sympathetic toward the slave?

6. How do Vorbis and Om get along?

7. What does Nhumrod do when he hears Om?

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

9. How does Brutha react to the idea of demons?

10. What does Om say happened to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what happens to the crew on the Omnian ship. What happens to Vorbis? Why is this ironic?

Essay Topic 2

Address the difference in the political structures of Omnia and Ephebe. Who has the greatest power, and how do they obtain their power? What position does the Tyrant have, and how did he get it? What position does Vorbis have, and how does he get it?

Essay Topic 3

As Om spends time among mortals, he begins to think, for the first time ever, of the concepts of fairness and justice. What makes him think of these, and what are his thoughts? Why did he never think of these in his powerful god state?

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