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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 Seldon tell Gaal is the probability that he will be executed?
(a) 2.1 percent.
(b) 10.2 percent.
(c) 5.7 percent.
(d) 1.7 percent.

2. What is Hari Seldon in when he appears to the board?
(a) Expensive suit.
(b) Car.
(c) Wheelchair.
(d) Bathtub.

3. How much longer does Seldon tell Gaal he has to live?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 1-2 years.
(c) 3-4 years.
(d) 6 months.

4. The commission accuses Seldon of forming a what?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Mob.
(c) Infantry.
(d) Army.

5. What did Hardin study briefly?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Politics.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of Trantor is underground?

2. What is the name of the envoy from Anacreon?

3. Who informs Gaal that he is under detention from the government of Trantor?

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

5. What will open on Terminus' 50th anniversary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Seldon mean when he tells the Emperor that if they execute him, the end of the Empire will come in 50 years, not 300?

2. What does the image of Hari Seldon tell the board was the true purpose of the Encyclopedia?

3. What are Hardin and Lee's plans for Terminus?

4. What does Hardin's analysis of the conversations he secretly taped with Lord Dorwin show?

5. What sort of things does the commission question Gaal about when he is first put into detention?

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

7. How does Hari Seldon calculate that a disaster will befall the Empire in 300 years?

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

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

10. What does the treaty between Anacreon and the Empire mean for Terminus?

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