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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 name of the ship that is sent to attack Terminus?

2. Where is Limar Ponyets when he receives a surprise visit from Lee Gorm?

3. What does an Anacreonian merchant ship find in space?

4. What does Ponyets wear when he visits Gorov in his cell?

5. What does Sermak want from Hardin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lewis Bort think the rebel cause could be lost?

3. How does Hardin plan to use the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Foundation to his advantage?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What deal does Ponyets finally have to make with the Grand Master to get him to buy the gold?

10. What does Lee Gorm give to Limar Ponyets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the trial at the end of the novel in terms of how far the Foundation has come in the course of the story. How does this chapter compare to the trial in the first chapter?

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