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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 doesn't Pirenne want a big issue to be made about during the anniversary?
(a) War.
(b) The Vault.
(c) The Empire.
(d) The Encyclopedia.

2. What is Dr. Pirenne's formal position on Terminus?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Chancellor.
(c) Viceroy of the university.
(d) Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

3. What is there very little of on Terminus?
(a) Metals.
(b) Food.
(c) Land.
(d) Politics.

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

5. What kind of business does Hardin own?
(a) Hotel.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Radio station.
(d) Atomic factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. The lawyer tells Gaal that there is a _________ probability that the trial will end well for him.

2. What does Gaal's lawyer use to block the commission from listening in on their conversation?

3. His lawyer tells Gaal that the Emperor of today is not the Emperor of the _______ dynasty.

4. What does Anacreon want from Terminus?

5. Seldon shocks the court when he predicts that what will fall?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Terminus of interest to the planet Anacrea?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Asimov describe Gaal Dornick?

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

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

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