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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lord Dorwin's official title?
(a) Chancellor of the Empire.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Chairman of the Board.

2. What is the envoy from Anacreon surprised doesn't exist on Terminus?
(a) Peasantry.
(b) Crime.
(c) Money.
(d) Royalty.

3. How much time does the Foundation have before Anacreon arrives on Terminus?
(a) One week.
(b) Six months.
(c) Seven weeks.
(d) One day.

4. The next period of time will be known as what?
(a) Exploration.
(b) Darkness.
(c) Enlightenment.
(d) Barbarism.

5. How many more years at the beginning of the Encyclopedists until the first volume of the Encyclopedia Foundation Number One will be published?
(a) Two,
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

6. What is the name of the hotel that Gaal stays in when he arrives in Trantor?
(a) The Plaza.
(b) The Hari.
(c) The Starship.
(d) The Luxor.

7. How many members are there on the Foundation's Board of Trustees?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

8. How many paths are open to the future of Terminus after 50 years?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

9. The Fall of the Galactic Empire is what?
(a) Imminent.
(b) Avoidable.
(c) Inevitable.
(d) Distant.

10. What is the solution to the first crisis on Terminus?
(a) Atomic power.
(b) Exodus.
(c) Exploration.
(d) War.

11. His lawyer tells Gaal that the Emperor of today is not the Emperor of the _______ dynasty.
(a) Eternal.
(b) Entun.
(c) Enta.
(d) Earth.

12. Who informs Gaal that he is under detention from the government of Trantor?
(a) Police.
(b) Hotel maid.
(c) Hari Seldon.
(d) Hotel clerk.

13. The population of Trantor is in excess of what number?
(a) 10 billion.
(b) 40 billion.
(c) 500 million.
(d) 50 million.

14. What shocking thing does Hardin do to Lord Dorwin?
(a) Record his conversations.
(b) Slap his face.
(c) Ignore him.
(d) Insult his intelligence.

15. What is the name of the envoy from Anacreon?
(a) Anselm Rodric.
(b) Haut Anselmo.
(c) Haup Rodenis.
(d) Roderis Hanslem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What degree does Gaal have?

2. To change the course of destruction on Trantor, there must be an equal amount of ________ from an opposing force.

3. What kind of business does Hardin own?

4. What is the nickname for Hari Seldon?

5. How many years have passed when the Encyclopedists chapter opens?

(see the answer keys)

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