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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 is the area of the Empire that is occupied by the Four Kingdoms called?

2. What is the position of Poly Verisof?

3. Who does Verisof doubt the power of?

4. Ponyet's mission on Askone is to do what?

5. What do Verisof and Hardin order in to drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Ponyets tell Gorm which trader is being imprisoned on Askone?

2. What was Ponyets really after on Askone?

3. Why is Gorov facing the death penalty on Askone?

4. How did Hardin save Terminus from being taken over by planets like Anacreon?

5. How does the priest Theo Aporat gain power of the Anacreon ship on its way to destroy Terminus?

6. What does Hardin learn from a visit from the high priest, Poly Verisof?

7. What are Hardin and Lee's differing views on how to handle his trip to Anacreon for the coronation of Leopold?

8. What does Lee Gorm give to Limar Ponyets?

9. How does Wienis die?

10. How does Ponyets plan to get Gorov out of prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Salvor Hardin in the novel and compare him to the other main characters of Seldon, Ponyets and Mallow. What did each man have in common? What were their striking differences?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the political evolution from psychohistorians to merchant princes. What are the implications and consequences of a politicized society?

Essay Topic 3

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

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