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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 happens when Brutha tries to get out of the maze?

2. Where was Brutha going to journey to?

3. Who greets the Omnians at the docks of Epheve?

4. How did Brutha feel about traveling by boat?

5. What is unique about the philosopher who appears?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brutha feel about traveling by boat?

2. What does Om remember about his ascension to power?

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

4. Who is Vorbis, and how do others view him?

5. How does Brutha's brain work?

6. What does Om say happened to him?

7. Describe the first meeting between Om, Didactylos and Urn.

8. What do the cloaked revolutionaries talk of doing?

9. Why does Brutha go to talk with Lu-Tze, and what does the man do to reassure him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Brutha sees Vorbis differently than others see him. Describe the differences using specific details from the story.

Essay Topic 3

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

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