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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Seldon know Hummin from?
(a) The Psychohistory Convention.
(b) The Decimal Convention.
(c) The Centurion Convention.
(d) The Decennial Convention.

2. What was the thug's assignment?
(a) To kill Hummin.
(b) To get Seldon off Trantor.
(c) To make a training film.
(d) To kill Seldon.

3. What does Seldon have that Hummin wants?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Mathematical formulas.
(c) Predictive powers.
(d) Powerful friends.

4. What does Hummin buy for Seldon?
(a) CDs.
(b) Pens.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Cigarettes.

5. What does Hummin say is dying?
(a) Human theory.
(b) Law and order.
(c) Journalism.
(d) The Galactic Empire.

6. Which of the following words does Hummin use to describe Demerzel?
(a) Cleon's lover.
(b) Cleon's monkey.
(c) Cleon's chump.
(d) Cleon's aler ego.

7. What does Venabili threaten to charge Leggen with if Seldon dies?
(a) GBH.
(b) Treason.
(c) Neglect.
(d) Murder.

8. What does Hummin want to use Selson's powers for?
(a) To help himself.
(b) The good of the galaxy.
(c) To win the war.
(d) To destroy the emperor.

9. What does Seldon use to predict the future?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Linguistics.
(c) History.
(d) Science.

10. Where does Seldon meet Chetter Hummin?
(a) A park.
(b) A bar.
(c) An airport.
(d) A parking lot.

11. What is Hummin's job?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Private eye.
(d) Lawyer.

12. What does Raindrop say the Mycogenians have that is far better than religion?
(a) Farms.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Science.
(d) History.

13. What becomes inky black?
(a) The sky.
(b) The snow.
(c) Seldon's hands.
(d) Seldon's mood.

14. What kind of travel became possible 20,000 years ago?
(a) Superluminal travel.
(b) Socket travel.
(c) Trek travel.
(d) Supersonic travel.

15. What is the name of the pilot?
(a) Gordon Biggles.
(b) Endor Levanian.
(c) Raymond Gadd.
(d) Lando Christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of taxi does Hummin arrange for Seldon?

2. Who does Hummin blame for the crisis?

3. What does Raindrop say the charge of religion suggests?

4. What does Seldon call his theory?

5. What reads 1847?

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