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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 Hummin's job?

2. What have microproducts always done to Seldon?

3. Where do Hummin and Seldon drop off the taxi?

4. What does Raindrop do when Seldon touches her arm?

5. Where does Dora come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Seldon not want to help Cleon predict the future?

2. How do Hummin's motives for wanting use of Seldon's predictive powers differ from the Emperor's?

3. Why does Hummin think the Empire is in danger?

4. What does Hummin say about Demerzel in this section?

5. Why does Clowzia say the lift has to go so high?

6. Why does Hummin think Leggen is responsible for Seldon's disappearance?

7. Describe how Venabili looks?

8. Why does Seldon think both Hummin and the Emperor are being unreasonable?

9. Why does Seldon find it hard to believe that the Galactic Empire is dying?

10. Why does Trantor present a problem to meteorologists?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Hummin was right to make Seldon so paranoid about the people around him? Who do the students think was responsible for Seldon's near death?

Essay Topic 2

The Foundation series books greatly influenced science fiction. Choose a science fiction book that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss its similarities with the novel in terms of the following;

1. Plot

2. Character

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Mycogen have such a problem with outsiders? In what way is this problem a comment on contemporary 1980s society? What can Seldon and Venabili do to counter the difficulties the Mycogenians have with outsiders?

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