Dune: The Butlerian Jihad - Part 1 of 2

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1. As "Dune: The Butlerian Jihad" opens, we read Princess Irulan's history of the human race ten thousand years before the birth of Paul Muad'Dib. She tells of a group of ambitious individuals called the "Titans" who conquered the Old Empire with the assistance of thinking machines. Who was the leader of the Titans during the takeover? Agamemnon Barbarossa Juno Tlaloc

2. Elements of the Old Empire fought against the Titans, forming the League of Nobles and preserving the freedom of billions of human beings. Where did the League of Nobles establish its capital world? Salusa Secundus Ix Kaitain Earth

3. As the computer evermind spread its awareness and control over the worlds formerly held by the Titans, it chose a terraformed planet orbiting a red giant star for its own capital world. Which world was this? Corrin Arrakis Caladan Tlulax

4. The Time of Titans lasted for a century, until one of the Titans gave in to excessive pleasure-seeking and allowed the thinking machines to take over. What is the name of the computer evermind that thereafter controlled the Synchronized Worlds? Omnius Dante Xerxes Ajax

5. The League of Nobles witnessed only minor skirmishes with the thinking machines for a century, and representatives were in conference on Salusa Secundus when the gigantic robot fleet approached. Why did the computer evermind launch this massive assault? The League of Nobles had raided the Synchronized Worlds from Salusa Secundus The League's scrambler shields directly threatened the Synchronized Worlds The League's defensive Armada was far away from Salusa Secundus The Titan Barbarossa had triumphed in gladiator combat and had earned a reward

6. The fleet of the thinking machines was led by the Titan General Agamemnon himself, and with the League Armada far away, the robotic fleet was opposed only by the League's new scrambler shield and the local Salusan Militia. Who directly commanded the Salusan Militia when the thinking machines staged their ground assault with 28 cymek warriors? Xavier Harkonnen Jaymes Powder Vannibal Meach Steff Young

7. General Agamemnon ordered Xerxes, one of the original Titans, to lead a force of cymeks and begin a ground attack on Salusa Secundus. What did the cymeks possess that allowed them to pass through the Salusan scrambler shield unhindered? Drop carriages Gelcircuitry Organic brains Sturdy warrior-forms

8. The cymeks emerged from their pyramid-shaped drop carriages and immediately began to wreak havoc. What weaponry were the cymek warrior-forms equipped with? All of these Artillery launchers Flamer cannons Gas jets

9. When the robotic fleet attacked, Serena Butler--daughter of the Viceroy of Salusa Secundus, and future catalyst of the Jihad--was speaking before League representatives. She had a musically talented brother, Fredo, who died at age 14. What was the name of Serena's surviving sibling? Answer: (One word, four letters)

10. Serena's mother, Livia, retreated from public life after her son Fredo's death, and thereafter devoted her life to religious and philosophical pursuits. Where did Livia go to live? City of Introspection City of Cogitors Kaitain Hagal

11. Xavier Harkonnen's parents were killed by a thinking machine raid when he was young, and he was adopted by the Tantors. Later, the Tantors had a child of their own who greatly admired Xavier. What was the name of Xavier's younger (half-) sibling? Manion Lucille Emil Vergyl

12. In the aftermath of the attack on Salusa Secundus, Xavier Harkonnen was promoted and sent to inspect the defenses of other League Worlds. Which world was his last stop, a world that would be associated with the Harkonnen name in the future of the Dune universe? Wallach IX Seneca Giedi Prime Kirana III

13. Rejoining Serena Butler on Salusa Secundus, Xavier Harkonnen took time from his military duties to accompany the Viceroy and his entourage on a hunt on the grounds of the Butler estate. What were they hunting? Foxes Human slaves Salusan Bulls None of these

14. Vorian Atreides, biological son of the Titan General Agamemnon, lived an idyllic life as a human trustee on the Synchronized World of Earth. Using his influence with the computer evermind, Agamemnon secured for his son the co-pilot position on the Dream Voyager, the spacecraft that traveled among all the Synchronized Worlds and updated all the different planetary versions of the computer evermind. What was the robot captain of this update ship known as? Seurat Neither of these Old Metalmind Both of these

15. Tio Holtzman was the brilliant scientist who created the scrambler shields, the cornerstones of the League world defenses against the thinking machines. Which world did Tio Holtzman call home? Poritrin Harmonthep IV Anbus Walgis

16. Tio Holtzman was given a free hand and timetable in making his creations by the ruler of his world. Who was the scientist's noble benefactor? Magnus Sumi Aurelius Venport Viceroy Butler Lord Bludd

17. The Sorceress women were led by the fiery Zufa Cenva, who displayed a hint of her power at a meeting of League representatives on Salusa Secundus. Which world did Zufa hail from? Ros-Jal Chusuk Rossak Hagal

18. The Sorceress women led by Zufa Cenva conducted breeding experiments that formed the basis of the Bene Gesserit programs in the far future of the Dune universe. Zufa produced a daughter, Norma, who did not have the telepathic abilities of her mother but did possess astounding mathematical talents. The name of Norma Cenva eventually came to the attention of Tio Holtzman--how? Zufa Cenva recommended her to Lord Bludd None of these Aurelius Venport recommended her to Tio Holtzman Norma Cenva wrote an academic paper

19. True or False: Tio Holtzman's world used slaves gathered from the Unallied Planets to perform menial labor, and even the great scientist himself used slaves to perform the tedious calculations involved in his work, because his world did not allow the use of sophisticated computers. True False

20. On Planet Arrakis, the Zensunni Wanderers established a precarious existence amid the unending sands and rock. Which Zensunni was wrongly accused of stealing water from the tribe and exiled into the deep desert, there to meet his destiny and become the first rider of the giant sandworms? Dhartha Ebrahim Selim Glyffa

21. In a nod to contemporary geopolitics, the authors make mention of the Zenshiites, the more proactive brethren of the Zensunni who likewise refused to join with the League of Nobles in the fight against the thinking machines. Who was the acknowledged Deity of the Zensunni and Zenshiite sects? Budallah Gaia Shaitan Master Creator God

22. The Zensunni exile was taken deep into the Arrakis desert, desperately clinging to the metal spear lodged in between the segments of the giant sandworm, thus keeping the monster from burying itself in the sand. How did this first riding of a sandworm end? The worm died from exhaustion The Wormrider jumped onto a rock outcropping The worm threw the exile onto the sand None of these

23. After the Wormrider finished his journey, he found--much to his delight--that he was stranded near a facility that contained food, shelter, and a fortune in water. What was this facility? Abandoned smuggling camp Old Zensunni village Thinking machine outpost Old botanical testing station

24. General Agamemnon led another attack on a League world, and this time succeeded in disabling the scrambler shields that prevented incursions by robotic craft. How was this done? None of these He ordered an atomic bombardment of the surface He crashed a cruiser into the main shield transmitter station The computer evermind developed gelcircuitry not affected by the scramblers

25. Serena Butler had previously led humanitarian missions on other worlds, and her ideals did not dim in the face of long and laborious debates by League representatives. She was determined to retake Giedi Prime before the thinking machines established their defenses. How did she plan to do this? All of these She planned to activate the backup transmitter for the scrambler shield She would lead a commando team to the north polar region of Giedi Prime She counted on Xavier Harkonnen to lead the League Armada to Giedi Prime