Title: Study Guide Questions
Course: Science Fiction: Dune > Section: As you read

Essay-answer at the appropriate time in the reading...

1. What are some examples of good leadership for Duke Leto? Bad leadership?

2. Cite examples of Paul Atreides being mature and examples of him being childish.

3. What is Dr. Kynes' initial impression of the Atreides? What do the Atreides think about him?

Pages 32-47

1. Who are the Fremen (the auto-linked definition won't cut it ;-))?

2. Who are the Atreides enemies?

3. What is a Mentat (please be more thorough than the auto-linked definition) ?

47-57

1. What does Jessica do to Mapes?

2. What does Mapes give to Jessica? What is its significance?

57-92

1. Why does Dr. Yueh hate Harkonnens?

2. What happened to Paul?

3. What is Gurney’s job?

4. Who is Liet?

5. Why is the Lady Fenring important?

6. Why is Duke Leto mad at Hawat?

92-117

1. Why does Stilgar spit at the Duke?

2. What is Duncan Idaho’s new job?

3. Why does Hawat think that Jessica is the traitor?

4. Describe how Dr. Kynes feels about the Atreides: Paul, Leto, Gurney.

126-162

1. Who does Jessica think the traitor might be?

2. What is Jessica’s secret?

3. Who does Dr. Yueh kill?

What is the Attitude of the Knife?

162-186

1. What happens to Paul and Jessica?

2. What is the Baron’s plan for Arrakis?

3. What is Dr. Yueh’s reward?

4. What happens to Piter?

187-207

1. Who is Jessica’s father?

2. By what name will Paul be known?

218-230

1. What is the new plan?

230-255

1. What is the problem and how is it dealt with?

2. What is the Sardaukar plan for the Fremen? The Harkonnen plan for Thufir?

3. How does Paul’s vision differ from what is really happening?

255-300

1. What happens to Liet?

2. What do the Fremen want to do with Paul and Jessica? Why do they change their minds?

3. Who are Jamis and Chani?

305-321

1. How does Paul choose his name?

2. Why is the “Fremen water repayment rule” a good one?

3. Why shouldn’t Paul marry a Fremen?

4. Why does Paul say that he was a friend of Jamis?

5. How can Paul stop the jihad in his visions?

6. What have the Fremen been up to?

321-348

1. What is Feyd-Rautha’s plan?

2. Who is Paul responsible for?

348-362

1. Who are Paul’s bodyguards?

2. Who is the new Fremen Reverend Mother?

3. What is wrong with Jessica’s baby?

Essay

1. Draw conclusions about what the Sisterhood might be thinking or doing at the end of Book II.

362-391

1. What is the Baron/Hawat plan for Arrakis?

2. Why is Chani killing people?

3. What will Paul have to do to gain greater acceptance?

391-424

1. Why does Alia freak people out?

2. Who joins Paul’s tribe?

3. What does Stilgar think Paul is going to do?

Essay

1. How does the italicized section on page 390 foreshadow pages 380-401?

2. How does the quote on page 401 apply to current world events? Use elements of the quote to support your argument.

424-456

1. How does Paul get the Fremen to change their minds about tradition?

2. Why does Gurney want Paul to kill him?

3. What does Paul do that gets his mother so upset? How much time passed?

4. What is the Water of Death? What would its purpose be?

5. How is Paul’s son doing?

456-489

1. Who fought a troop of Sardaukar so that only a handful got away?

2. Why is Alia amused?

3. Who meets the Atreides gom jabbar?

4. What does Alia set out to do?

5. What happens to: Thufir, Feyd-Rautha, Shaddam, Paul?

Essay

1. How does Paul deal with his visions as the story progresses?