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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 does the official think will happen when Trevize lands?
(a) Trevize will put in a good word for him with the council.
(b) Trevize will award him with riches.
(c) The ship will be confiscated by the government.
(d) Bliss will be arrested and need a favor.

2. What happens to the memories of someone who dies on Gaia?
(a) The memories slowly fade away.
(b) The memories must be retrieved to be kept.
(c) The memories are immediately lost.
(d) The memories are distributed to others.

3. What does Deniador seek before he will believe something?
(a) an official decree
(b) proof that it's good for him
(c) a sign from God
(d) proof that it's true

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

5. What is the minister's apartment like?
(a) It is small but tasteful.
(b) It is spartan and severe.
(c) It is luxurious and well-appointed.
(d) It is a single room with no furnishings.

Short Answer Questions

1. The weather is a part of ________________________.

2. What does Trevize say that upsets the minister?

3. What is Trevize's view of breaking the law?

4. What is Pelorat concerned about when Trevize reveals the story he told the entry point official?

5. What does Trevize look for as a landing spot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Trevize's initial objection to his friend accompanying him on his search?

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

3. How does Trevize feel when he first steps off his ship onto Aurora?

4. Trevize admits Gaia's peacefulness, but he still dislikes it. What does he value that he's afraid of losing to Gaia?

5. Why might the showers on Comporellon be colder than showers Trevize is used to?

6. What does Trevize want to prove during his sexual encounter with the government minister?

7. Why does Trevize question the reason for a large crowd watching the spaceship take off?

8. Why would a Gaian naturally value law?

9. When was Gaia first formed?

10. What are some differences between animal life in the galaxy as Trevize knows it and animals on Earth today?

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