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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. How many years have passed when the Encyclopedists chapter opens?

2. How much longer does Seldon tell Gaal he has to live?

3. What does Lord Dorwin use often on his visit to Terminus?

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

5. What is the name of the Chief Commissioner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Gaal want to see the most as he travels to and around Trantor?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Asimov use Salvor Hardin's motto, "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent" to form a new nation?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the events on Askone in terms of the traders. How have the traders shaped the Foundation? What is the correlation between the traders and the period of barbarism predicted by Hari Seldon?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the decline of the Empire and how Seldon was able to predict its demise. How does the character Lord Dorwin personify the loss of virtue that seemed to be at the heart of the Empire's decline?

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