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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. The period of time after the Empire could have lasted how many years, according to Seldon?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 3000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 1000.

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

3. How long has Seldon truly been preparing to go to Terminus?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

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

5. What does Hardin use to interpret the treaty and letter from Anacreon?
(a) Symbolic logic.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Computer program.
(d) Synthesis language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anacreon give to Terminus?

2. Who is helping Hardin take over the board?

3. What is Fara's solution to the threat from Anacreon?

4. From his arrival to Trantor all the way to the hotel, what doesn't Gaal see?

5. What is Lord Dorwin's official title?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Seldon's punishment from the Emperor?

2. What does Hardin tell Pirenne is Terminus' interest beyond the Encyclopedia?

3. What reason does Gaal's lawyer give him for not being able to have a hearing with the Emperor?

4. What is the solution to the dilemma faced by Terminus at the fifty year point?

5. What does the image of Hari Seldon tell the board on Terminus is the path of the future?

6. What does Gaal see from the observation tower of the Luxor hotel?

7. How does Asimov describe Gaal Dornick?

8. Why is Hardin concerned that Anacreon has crowned a king?

9. What unsettling experience does Gaal have as he travels up to the observation tower in Trantor?

10. What happens on the 50th anniversary of Terminus?

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