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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bliss' view of breaking the law?
(a) She believes the law must be challenged for progress.
(b) She believes that the spirit, not the letter, of the law must be followed.
(c) She believes the law must be followed for the good of society.
(d) She believes that only Gaians are above the law.

2. What is the official truly interested in?
(a) Trevize's ship
(b) Bliss's favors
(c) Trevize's ability to help his career
(d) Pelorat's expensive jewelry

3. Why does the minister have to be discreet about sex?
(a) Because she is a government official, she is liable to be the topic of scandal-mongering reporters.
(b) She is an unmarried woman and sex is controlled on the planet.
(c) Sexual relationships on Comporellon are limited to two at a time, and she is involved in two relationships already.
(d) She is a married woman and infidelity is frowned upon.

4. What does Trevize hope to find in Gaia's records?
(a) references to Earth
(b) a history of Gaia's origins
(c) a reason for Bliss's behavior
(d) plans for a space ship

5. In the myth Pelorat relates, what causes thorns and thistles?
(a) cursed seeds
(b) a protection spell
(c) cursed soil
(d) cursed water

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bliss's reaction to Trevize arming himself to disembark on the second unknown planet?

2. What does Trevize tell Bliss and Pelorat not to do on the ship?

3. What is the entry official's name?

4. What does Bliss say about Trevize's weapons?

5. What is Bliss unable to retrieve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Deniador find it difficult to believe that a Spacer woman might travel with others on an ancient ship?

2. Why would a Gaian naturally value truth?

3. Why isn't the government interested in capturing Trevize?

4. What does the choice of clothing of people on Comporellon show about human nature?

5. Why is the Far Star important to Comporellon?

6. What does the minister plan to do if anyone questions her decision to let Trevize leave?

7. Does Lizalor show respect for the law?

8. What game does Pelorat tell Trevize about?

9. Why does Trevize seem annoyed by the rain when the spaceship is departing?

10. What does Pelorat say the rain means, when the spaceship is departing?

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