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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 do visitors say Trantor looks like from space?

2. What does Seldon argue Venabili out of doing?

3. What does Seldon have that Hummin wants?

4. What does the Sunmaster ask Seldon and Venabili to cover?

5. What does Seldon call the Mycogenians that Raindrop finds insulting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Venabili think the jet must have been a hallucination?

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

3. How could Randa have accidentally let Seldon down?

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

5. Who is Hari Seldon?

6. What amazes Seldon about the dainties?

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

8. What does Venabili plan to do with her life as a scholar?

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

10. Describe how Venabili looks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Seldon's character across the whole series.

1. How does the author develop Seldon's character across the whole series?

2. What new elements does PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION add to Seldon's character?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1980s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's life. In what way are his life and personality reflected in the book? Where could he have learned about the world of science? In what ways is he like or unlike the main character?

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