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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Manella recall being executed without trial in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 3?

2. In Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 22, Dors is surprised at how vehemently who wants to succeed Hari if he retires?

3. Wanda Seldon is almost how old in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 1?

4. In Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 26, who rejects Dors' suspicions, declaring that one can find proof of anything, given enough ingenuity?

5. Who summons Hari to give the good news that he has located an appropriate world on which to establish his proposed Foundation in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal and external conflicts does Emperor Agis XIV face in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 21?

2. What does Yugo Amaryl present in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 19? What are his objectives?

3. When and where does Part 3, Dors Venabili begin? What is the focal subject of the first five chapters?

4. What character is introduced in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 2? What is the setting of this chapter?

5. What happens in Hari's second trial in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 26?

6. How is the Psychohistory Project described in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 6? How does Hari feel about it?

7. Why does Tennar threaten to cut off funding for Hari's project in Part 3, Dors Venabili, Chapter 16?

8. What happens in Hari's first court case in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 19?

9. How does academic freedom play a thematic role in Part 4, Wanda Seldon?

10. What conversation does Hari overhear in Part 4, Wanda Seldon, Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author Isaac Asimov and the Foundation Series. When did Asimov's family immigrate to the United States? What were his first and last novels to be published?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Hari Seldon and the setting of the novel. How large is the Galactic Empire?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Dr. Cinda Monay in the narrative. How does Dors relate to Monay?

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