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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. When Mis gives Indbur his report on the psychic probe of the clown, how long is it until Seldon appears again?

2. Senter invited the four into his home and offered them what?

3. Who is the chairman of the Traders during the war with the Mule?

4. The clown says that the Mule has what color hair?

5. One of the items of general knowledge amongst the Traders is that the Mule captured a planet known as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Magnifico suggest as the reason that Pritcher was on board the Filian ship?

2. What news do Toran, Bayta, and Magnifico hear as they are leaving Kalgan?

3. Who is Ebling Mis?

4. How does MIs characterize the Mule to Randu?

5. Where do visitors to Kalgan live?

6. When does Randu, as the committee chairman, feel a sense of dread?

7. What is the reason given for the lack of trust between the trading planets and the Foundation?

8. What does Mis tell Indbur about the results of the probe used on Magnifico?

9. What happened during the "bloody Sack?"

10. What does Pritcher explain about the Mule's ability to control emotions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has the evolution of Trantor/Neotrantor matched the evolution of the various characters in the book? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

How do the people of the Empire, and the Mule, view the Foundation and the Second Foundation? Is there a difference between the way the two Foundations are viewed? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of emotions in the book? How are emotions controlled and explained? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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