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

2. What color of gem does Scythe Nehru display?
(a) Amethyst.
(b) Garnet.
(c) Opal.
(d) Ruby.

3. At what theater does Scythe Anastasia purpose to trap her assailants?
(a) The Odeon.
(b) The Orpheum.
(c) The Palladium.
(d) The Lyceum.

4. Of what sect are the Tonists Anastasia confronts in Fulcrum City?
(a) Phrygian.
(b) Locrian.
(c) Aeolian.
(d) Dorian.

5. Which scythe is the third nominee for High Blade?
(a) Truman.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of address is accorded to a Grandslayer in the novel?

2. The comment that “he was cast into the belly of blandness, doomed to be digested by boredom” (290) offers examples of which of the following?

3. How many were the founding scythes?

4. What is the collective noun for a group of scythes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What rituals attend upon opening the scythes’ conclave, and why are they important?

2. What problems attend Scythe Anastasia seeking to meet with Rowan after the attack on her at the theater?

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

4. Consider briefly the symbolism of the name Scythe Faraday assumes in the District of Columbia.

5. What clues do Scythes Rand and Goddard leave to affirm what they have done to Tyger?

6. What is the persistent remark made by Grandslayers about their Seats of Consideration?

7. Briefly detail the symbolism of Scythe Anastasia’s inquest being scheduled for hearing on April 1.

8. What does Rowan consider the major point of his conversations with the Thunderhead?

9. What reasons does the Thunderhead give for disliking having its “backbrain” searched?

10. What problems does Rowan identify in his attempt to escape Endura?

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