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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. According to the author, what is the world full of?

2. Why won't the philosophers discuss the gods?

3. What are eagles known for, as the book opens?

4. What did the people think when the eagle landed on the statue of Om?

5. Where is Brutha when he hears the voice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is torture acceptable according to Brutha?

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

3. How do Vorbis and Om get along?

4. What is happening to the drunk Fri'it?

5. What do the Omnians think of their Tyrant, and how does he act?

6. What does the captain admit to Brutha when he sees compassion?

7. Why is the ocean goddess upset, and what does she do in retaliation?

8. What do the cloaked revolutionaries talk of doing?

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

10. What happens to gods according to Koomi?

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

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?

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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