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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. What pronoun does Bliss suggest using for Fallom?

2. Why does Trevize want to leave Bliss on the spaceship?

3. Where does Trevize think the secret of Earth is?

4. Whose theory do the travelers use to try to plot Earth's location?

5. Why is Fallom unhappy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Fallom accompany the travelers onto the planet?

2. Describe Trevize and Pelorat's important discovery on Melpomenia.

3. Why is Bliss annoyed with Trevize for setting off the computer's alarm?

4. Describe the meals on New Earth.

5. What does Trevize wish he could do when he finds the Earth is radioactive?

6. What is Trevize's reasoning for continuing to search for information about Earth, now that he's found the planet and sees that it's radioactive?

7. How does Trevize feel about Fallom?

8. Why does Trevize think Bander explains about Solaria to the travelers?

9. How does Trevize feel about Solaria?

10. What reasons does Hiroko give for having sex with Trevize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the nature of Gaia.

1) Are the members of Gaia truly individuals? To what extent? Do they lose their individuality as part of Gaia?

2) Does the joined consciousness of Gaia mean better decisions? Could Gaia make wrong choices leading to bad results?

3) Would it be a good idea for all humankind to join together as part of Gaia?

Essay Topic 2

The societies depicted in Foundation and Earth adapt to their environments and also adapt their environments to their own needs.

1) Compare in what ways do the planets Trevize visits adapt to their environments, and in what ways they adapt the environments to their own needs.

2) Is it better in the novel to adapt to an environment or to try to change the environment? Are both necessary?

3) Is it dangerous to try to change one's environment? Can it be dangerous to try to adapt to an environment?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss information in the novel.

1) How is information used to manipulate people in the novel? Why is information about Earth hidden?

2) What are the benefits to Gaia of sharing information across multiple minds?

3) Is it possible to have too much information? Does information always give more power?

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