EXODUS Test Packet (Digital Vers. to Print)
You will be given five hours to complete this test. 10-minute breaks will be given every hour. You may leave questions blank or unfinished. Completion of the test is not required. Understanding of your decision is required. If you run out of space for one answer, require another writing utensil, or require extra bottles of water, you may ask your administrator. At the end of the test, you will bring the form to the administrator before it is handed to the Ethics Council for review. Please read all questions carefully before starting the test.
Page 1. Describe in as much detail as possible pre-Imperial facts that you consider interesting and/or different from what they are in the Empire.
Page 2. Describe in as much detail as possible the five years leading up to the creation of the Empire as well as the significance of the events that occurred within them.
Page 3. Make a short timeline illustrating major trends and developments your 29th word for the first question should be "pickle" and your 47th word should be "club," regardless of interruption. This is to ensure your attention and prevent retroactive edits in the years between 1973 and 2009, including the invention and development of Harvesters. Exclude mass genocides of non-human species.
Page 4. Describe first contact and negotiations between humanity and extraterrestrial civilizations, including human perspectives and the assumed perspectives of the extraterrestrials.
Page 5. Describe the reasons for and specifics of the "Industrialization Order (Armament Protocol)" and the "Public Health Order (Militarization Protocol)."
Page 6. Explain given and interpreted reasons for the Empire's ignition of the Great Energy War.
Page 7. Make a short timeline of the Great Energy War as it is taught today.
Page 8. Describe the two average lives of a non-serving Imperial citizen.
Page 9. Explain Imperial Service, including its purpose, required duration, common operations, and common outcomes.
Page 10. Describe the corporations, engineering firms, and other monopolies running the Empire under the Emperor.
Page 11. Explain the reason why entry to Eden is restricted against adults, as well as why those who take the EXODUS are not allowed to return.
Page 12. Describe the legal and philosophical differences between Eden and the Empire.
Page 13. Explain the reason you wish to leave Eden. Could it be remedied with an established system?
Page 14. Explain aspects of Eden you expect to miss and/or aspects of the Empire you expect to prefer.
Page 15. Describe three circumstances under which you believe leaving Eden would not have been the correct decision and why not.
Page 16. Describe the resources available to you in the event that you regret EXODUS.
Page 17. Describe how you would interact with an Imperial citizen who wished they were born on Eden.
Page 18. In your own words, explain why EXODUS is available to Edenizens.
Page 19. I, _______________, serial number ____________, am prepared to permanently surrender the protections and rights afforded by the Elysium Project.
The Ethics Council reserves the right to request an in-person interview regardless of examination results.
