Dune: The Butlerian Jihad - Part 2 of 2

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1. Erasmus was a robot on Corrin who became trapped in a crevice, which prevented him from receiving regular updates from the computer evermind. This isolation contributed to the development of his independent nature, a peculiar personality that helped trigger the Butlerian Jihad. How long was he isolated from the evermind? Neither of these 20 Terran years Both of these 1 Corrin year

2. Iblis Ginjo was a work boss on Earth who was responsible for managing the construction of large buildings. In the course of his work, Ginjo occasionally came in contact with which one of the remaining Titans? Ajax Agamemnon Xerxes Juno

3. The Titans met each other through the vast computer network of the Old Empire. What was Agamemnon's human name? Andrew Skouros Vilhelm Jayther Julianna Parhi None of these

4. Agamemnon himself entered into a duel with one of the computer evermind's machines, and was almost destroyed when the thinking machine combatant struck directly at what it thought was the Titan's transparent brain casing. Agamemnon survived by cleverly storing his real brain in a protected, opaque brain casing. How did Agamemnon finally destroy his enemy? He used a small version of the gelcircuitry scrambler He used the explosives that comprised the decoy brain He used multiple electric shocks from hidden grappler hooks He used stand-off armor-piercing shells

5. Agamemnon's victory in the arena secured yet another boon from the computer evermind. He asked for permission to attack the planet of Rossak where the Sorceresses hailed from. He did so with the intention of avenging the death of which Titan? Answer: (One word, 10 letters)

6. The League of Nobles regarded the people of the Unallied Planets as cowards for not joining in the resistance against the thinking machines. As a result, many in the League did not have any compunctions about collecting slaves from these "neutral" worlds. What were these Zensunni and Zenshiites from the Unallied Planets collectively known as? Wanderers Buddislamics Pacifists Hrethgir

7. Merchant Tuk Keedair had an assistant Ryx Hannem who was new to the business of gathering slaves from the Unallied Planets. However, Ryx met with great misfortune during a raid and was, as a result, put into stasis. What misfortune did he meet? He was bitten by poisonous insects He was shot by the Harmonthep natives He was eaten by river serpents None of these

8. Norma Cenva's imaginative approach to her work with Savant Holtzman led to the development of the personal shield. However, her calculations showed a potential problem if a lasgun beam intersected a shield. What mathematical expression did she use to describe the potentially catastrophic lasgun/shield interaction? Singularity Complex conjugate Irrational Number Phase transformation

9. As a result of a "bet" with the computer evermind, Erasmus tested the loyalty of several human trustees on Earth, thus unwittingly planting the seeds for the Butlerian Jihad. What specific event, the last in a sequence of events, finally triggered the Jihad? The birth of Serena Butler's child The destruction of a robot at the hands of Serena Butler The death of Serena Butler's child The arrival of Serena Butler on Earth

10. Iblis Ginjo, Serena Butler, and Vorian Atreides were able to escape Earth aboard the "Dream Voyager." What was the final resolution of the rebellion on Earth? The League sent the Armada to reconquer Earth The League sent the Armada to assist with the rebellion The League sent the Armada to quarantine Earth The League sent the Armada to destroy Earth