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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 Aenea tell Raul about the missing months he calculates?

2. Who tells Raul that they can infect humanity with a vision of its future?

3. What is the name of the medicine Raul is given for his illness in Lock Childe Lamonde?

4. How many times has Pope Julius XIV died according to Chapter 1?

5. Who travels on the drop ship to Old Earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aenea describe to Raul once they arrive in Hannibal, Missouri?

2. Who is Raul?

3. Describe Raul and Aenea's dream conversations in Chapter 8.

4. Why is Lenar Hoyt significant?

5. What is used to distract Raul's escape from Lock Childe Lamonde?

6. How is Isosaki's group, Pax Mercantilus, demonstrative of a writing flaw in Simmon's writing?

7. What sends Raul into free fall again in Chapter 12?

8. What happens to Raul at the Temple Hanging in the Air?

9. Describe the Core's loyalty to the Church.

10. According to Raul, what does Father Clifton's doctrine prompt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe the irony of Raul's affliction from a kidney stone to the events of his life prior to drinking from the public well in Lock Childe Lamonde.

Essay Topic 2

Explain and describe the two choices Pasca gives humans about the belief of God's existence.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss how Aenea acquired such knowledge of the Core and its history and what significance the way she obtained that information has in "The Rise of Endymion."

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