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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the Thunderhead’s cameras does Slayd need to distract to permit the assault on Scythes Curie and Anastasia to proceed?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. How much of her body does Scythe Rand report was burned?
(a) 30%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 60%.

3. To which early scythe’s writings does Munira refer Faraday for geography?
(a) Powhatan.
(b) King.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Musa.

4. What scythe remarks that “We have just entered the worst of all possible worlds” (349)?
(a) Clarke.
(b) Heinlein.
(c) Silverberg.
(d) Asimov.

5. To which early scythe’s writings does Munira refer Faraday for information about early scythes’ personalities?
(a) Powhatan.
(b) King.
(c) Musa.
(d) Cleopatra.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Scythe Constantine expected to convalesce after the attack on the theater?

2. Which of the following injuries does Scythe Rand report having suffered?

3. If Tonists travel in a group of 7, what do they purpose to represent?

4. The comment that “Xenocrates harrumphed at that” (408) offers an example of which of the following?

5. Which scythe is the third nominee for High Blade?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly detail the symbolism in Xenocrates’s predecessor as Grandslayer.

2. How does the Thunderhead treat former world capitals, and why?

3. Briefly detail the symbolism of Scythe Anastasia turning to Scythe Cervantes for help in her procedural gambit.

4. What had been the significance of Xenocrates’s dinner parties?

5. What is the backup plan for the distraction at the assault on Scythes Curie and Anastasia at the theater? Why is it the backup plan (264-65)?

6. What reason does Mendoza give for darkness in Greyson’s bedroom?

7. What overall form does Endura take?

8. What distinction is noted between previous conclaves’ security and that of the conclave of January 7, Year of the Raptor?

9. What reasons does Anastasia consider for assisting Greyson in evading Constantine?

10. What is the primary rhetorical appeal made in Anastasia’s oration to the Grandslayers during the inquest, and why is it the primary appeal?

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