Dune: The Machine Crusade - Part 1 of 2

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1. As the story opens, the forces of the Army of the Jihad are outnumbered 10:1 by the forces of the thinking machines around IV Anbus. What technological innovation allows the Army of the Jihad to hold off such odds? The Holtzmann shield The Holtzmann foldspace engine The lasgun Atomic warheads

2. Iblis Ginjo was a human trustee on Earth who was able to flee the final destruction of the planet and find refuge on Salusa Secundus. He eventually acquires power as the leader of a Council that would bypass the bureaucracy of Parliament in military decision-making. What title does he take for himself? Judge Advocate of Parliament Grand Patriarch of the Jihad Protector of Salusa Secundus Freedom Fighter from Earth

3. A meeting of the worst enemies of humankind--cymeks, the independent robot Erasmus, and Omnius--occurs on the Synchronized World of Corrin. The Titan Agamemnon accuses Erasmus of triggering the Jihad because of his experiments on humans back on Earth. What allows Erasmus to deflect this criticism? Erasmus was not on Earth when the Jihad began Erasmus blames the Earth-Omnius for triggering the Jihad Erasmus blames the Titan Ajax for triggering the Jihad The Earth-Omnius update never arrived on Corrin

4. On IV Anbus, the ground forces of the Army of the Jihad set up positions in two villages to ambush the thinking machines that are making their way to the capital city. Why do these ambushes fail? The locals sabotage the weapons Both of these The locals poison the soldiers Neither of these

5. With the failure of the ambush on IV Anbus, Primero Xavier Harkonnen is forced to resort to drastic measures to defeat the thinking machines' ground forces. What does he do? He orders the locals to fight the thinking machines He blows up a dam outside the capital city He orders the Ginaz mercenaries to fight to the death He orders the execution of the IV Anbus leader

6. Selim Wormrider continues to live the life of an outlaw in the desert wilderness of Arrakis, attracting followers and vowing to disrupt the trafficking of melange to off-worlders. As he watches one of his young followers, Biondi, attempt to ride a sandworm for the first time, who joins Selim's band? Dhartha Jafar Marha Aziz

7. Aurelius Venport of Rossak used pharmaceuticals from his home planet, as well as the glowglobe inventions of Norma Cenva, to bring great profits to VenKee Enterprises. Who is Venport's business partner? Tuk Keedair Norma Cenva Zufa Cenva Serena Butler

8. Erasmus and Corrin-Omnius discuss possible avenues for further understanding, and eventually defeating, humans. What aspect of the humans does the Corrin-Omnius task Erasmus to study in order to better understand them? Art Philosophy History Religion

9. After the ground battle of IV Anbus concludes, Vergyl Tantor (adoptive brother of Primero Xavier Harkonnen) is captured, tortured, and eventually killed by cymeks. True False

10. Zon Noret leads the Ginaz mercenaries who aid the Army of the Jihad on IV Anbus. How does he die? He dies because he is unaware his son has reprogrammed the robot He dies in combat training with a robot All of these He dies because his son has reprogrammed the robot

11. The Army of the Jihad gathers reliable information that a thinking machines attack on the planet of Poritrin is imminent. This attack is defeated, thanks to what measure? Rossak sorceresses Improved Holtzmann shields Decoy spaceships Atomic weapons

12. Cogitor Kwyna has lived in the City of Instrospection for a long time, and has given advice to the leaders of the Jihad, Iblis Ginjo and Serena Butler. How does Kwyna die? By suicide In a Jipol assassination In a thinking machine attack In an accident

13. In the movie "Independence Day," we humans defeat the invading aliens by planting a virus in the aliens' computer system. A similar plan is carried out in "The Machine Crusade," using the captured copy of the Omnius evermind being kept on Salusa Secundus. Who carries out this audacious plan? Vor Atreides Iblis Ginjo Xavier Harkonnen Jool Noret

14. The cymek Barbarossa had set programming restrictions that prevent the computer evermind from attempting to directly kill the remaining Titans. What is the name of the new cymek, likely Barbarossa's equal in programming skills, who would help the Titans in their planned revolt against Omnius? Answer: (1 word, 7 letters; think Old English!)

15. As Grand Patriarch Iblis Ginjo departs the festivities on Poritrin, his ship is swallowed up by a massive asteroid that comes out of nowhere. This asteroid is actually a sophisticated machine piloted by a cymek thought to be long gone. What is the name of this cymek? Ajax Tlaloc Hecate Barbarossa