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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. Who do the world leaders determine would have anything to gain by hijacking the planeload of UN delegates?

2. What was the best training Senator George Pitt had for running for Senate?

3. What did the cab driver think when he had dropped Dirk off?

4. What did the scent of a challenge smell like to Dirk?

5. What is for dessert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why aren't the Soviets aware of the salvage operation?

2. Why are classical works of art and literature such a vital interest to the Government of the U.S.A?

3. Why might the tablets suit any known geographical location?

4. What was the secret purpose of the Thursday night poker game?

5. What puzzled the postal worker on the package destined for the President?

6. How did Redfern feel about being yanked from his work?

7. What did Lily say in regards to Redfern?

8. What was the hangar and what did it contain?

9. What did Venator consider an acceptable sacrifice for the preservation of these artifacts?

10. What identifying characteristics would an early merchant vessel have that would be identifiable to Dirk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Those with the knowledge have the power to rule. Explain through research how with great knowledge comes responsibility. Explain how some people have lost their way in the pursuit of knowledge and how you think this is possible.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the nature of barbarity and savages. When taken into context, although Native Americans lived primitively, the barbaric invaders were the europeans who came here and slaughtered villages. What defines a barbarian? A savage? Relate barbarity to developed nations. How do they interact?

Essay Topic 3

If we took the story as literal, examine how you believe the world would change with the information that Junius Venators' cavern would have held. Explain how that acquisition of such artifacts would dramatically change the course of events in politics, religion, finances, and history. What kinds of things might the religious community be obligated to accept?

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