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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. Bort's original idea for the uprising was to install what?

2. What training did Ponyets receive before becoming a trader?

3. What does Ponyets find useless as he enters Askone?

4. What insulting word does Wienis use in his conversation with Leopold?

5. Lewis Bort tells Sermak that their uprising is a what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't Gorov pleased with what Ponyets did to get him released from prison on Askone?

2. What was Ponyets really after on Askone?

3. What does Wienis inform Leopold he plans to do about the Foundation?

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

5. How does Pherl factor into Ponyet's plan to get Askone under the Foundation's control?

6. What does Leopold plan to do about his Uncle Wienis?

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

8. What is the religion on Askone?

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

10. What does Gorov think will be his best chance for being released from prison on Askone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Hari Seldon is more than just a character, but a unifying force throughout the novel. How does he embody certain themes of Foundation?

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 how Asimov uses tone to change and enhance the pace of the narrative path of the story.

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