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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 will open on Terminus' 50th anniversary?

2. What does Hardin believe is the key to the survival of Terminus?

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

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

5. As Gaal travels up to the observation tower, he sees no what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. What does Hardin tell Pirenne is Terminus' interest beyond the Encyclopedia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of humanity in terms of what becomes of Terminus as it develops from an uninhabited planet to the Foundation.

Essay Topic 2

What is the connection between consumerism and individuality as seen in the emergence of the merchant princes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the showdown between Wienis and Hardin in terms of themes and plot. What does Hardin achieve through the manipulation of the masses?

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