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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 the emperor want to use Seldon's powers for?

2. What does Venabili say successful religions tend to accumulate?

3. What does the university want to hire Seldon to do?

4. What encircles Seldon as the jet takes off?

5. What does Leggen say Seldon is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do Mycogenians have no population increase?

4. What does Sunmaster insist Venabili and Seldon do?

5. How does Randa offer to help Seldon?

6. How do Demerzel and Cleon's views of Seldon differ?

7. Who is Hari Seldon?

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

9. Why does Hummin tell Seldon not to show any distaste for Trantorian food?

10. How does Seldon defend Venabili to Hummin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Pick two characters from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

The author wrote PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

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