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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 does Hummin say is far older than the Empire?

2. Where do Hummin and Seldon briefly stop at for food?

3. What planet is Clowzia from?

4. Who does Seldon think is an agent?

5. What is the old man wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Raindrop find it insulting that Seldon thinks her culture is religious?

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

3. Why does Trantor present a problem to meteorologists?

4. What must one understand for psychohistory to be successful?

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

6. Why does Venabili think the Mycogens have never had a religion?

7. Why does Clowzia say Leggen is annoyed?

8. How do Venabili, Leggen and Benastra save Seldon?

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

10. Why do Mycogenians have no population increase?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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