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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first sentence of the novel, what is identified as a leading character in the story?
(a) Sylvia Rosewater.
(b) Eliot Rosewater
(c) A sum of money.
(d) Norman Mushari.

2. What is the original plan for the canal?
(a) To provide jobs along the Ohio River.
(b) To create bridge building job opportunities.
(c) To connect Chicago, Indianapolis, Rosewater and the Ohio River.
(d) To build large river boats for companies on the Ohio River.

3. What is the topic of the Senator's speech in the Senate Chamber before his election?
(a) The defeat of Eisenhower.
(b) The End of the Depression.
(c) The Golden Age of Rome.
(d) The Parable of the Cave.

4. Who is Norman Mushari?
(a) A lawyer who is Sylvia's brother.
(b) A patent lawyer for a firm in New York.
(c) A lawyer who is also a distant cousin of the Rosewaters.
(d) A shyster lawyer.

5. What does Senator Rosewater lament when Sylvia arrives in America for the divorce?
(a) The lack of courage Sylvia displays by divorcing his son.
(b) The lack of psychiatric care available to his son.
(c) The lack of an heir for the family fortune.
(d) The lack of support for his senatorial campaign.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does the corporation perform for the Foundation?

2. How does Eliot's father react when he hears of Eliot's drunken behavior?

3. What does Mushari do with the letter he finds in McAllister's files concerning the president of the Foundation?

4. How many books has Kilgore Trout written and in what genre?

5. What is in the letter that is to be given to the next president of the Foundation from the current president?

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