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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anacreon want from Terminus?

2. How much of Trantor is underground?

3. What is the solution to the first crisis on Terminus?

4. What is Dr. Pirenne's formal position on Terminus?

5. The audience during the trial is made up of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Asimov describe Gaal Dornick?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes Foundation a preeminent work of science fiction with lasting impact?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss psychohistory for both its importance to the plot and its broader thematic implications.

Essay Topic 3

What are the political ramifications of blurring the lines between religion and ideology? Discuss the layers to the theme of religion in the novel, from creation to missionaries to apathy.

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