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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. How many families are involved in the Seldon Project?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 20,000.

2. How many years have passed when the Encyclopedists chapter opens?
(a) 25.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 30.

3. The man selling tour tickets in Trantor tells Gaal that he has not been outside in ________ years.
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. What does Gaal's lawyer use to block the commission from listening in on their conversation?
(a) A voice distorter.
(b) A bug.
(c) A recorder.
(d) A radio.

5. From his arrival to Trantor all the way to the hotel, what doesn't Gaal see?
(a) Sky.
(b) People.
(c) Cars.
(d) Buildings.

Short Answer Questions

1. The next period of time will be known as what?

2. What does Hardin use to interpret the treaty and letter from Anacreon?

3. What was the name of the last psychologist on Terminus?

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

5. What is Lord Dorwin's official title?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Dr. Seldon use Gaal to further his plans?

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

5. What does Seldon tell the commission when they ask him if there is any way to change the outcome of his prediction?

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

7. What is Lord Dorwin's purpose for visiting Terminus?

8. What does Fara point out to Hardin about psychology?

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

10. What is Gaal shocked to learn at the end of the first chapter?

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