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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 propose to give to Terminus?

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

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

4. What is the name of the hotel that Gaal stays in when he arrives in Trantor?

5. What is the envoy from Anacreon surprised doesn't exist on Terminus?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the solution to the dilemma faced by Terminus at the fifty year point?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the allegorical implications of Foundation, both to the past and in the present.

Essay Topic 3

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

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