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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 Clowzia offer Seldon?

2. What does Seldon have that Hummin wants?

3. What does Seldon argue Venabili out of doing?

4. What reads 1847?

5. What does Hummin say Seldon should not do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Leggen tell Venabili about Seldon and his disappearance?

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

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

6. How could Randa have accidentally let Seldon down?

7. Why does Clowzia say Leggen is annoyed?

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

9. Why do Mycogenians have no population increase?

10. What advice does Hummin give Seldon before he leaves the university?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Seldon's character to the person he was when he first set sail to the person he is at the end of the book.

1) What did Seldon hope to achieve at the beginning of the novel?

2) What events changed Seldon's ideas about life?

3) How has Seldon's character changed by the end of the novel?

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