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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 is the name of the pilot?

3. What does Seldon wear to cover his identity when he leaves the university?

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

5. What do visitors say Trantor looks like from space?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Trantor present a problem to meteorologists?

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

3. What amazes Seldon about the dainties?

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

5. How does Seldon defend Venabili to Hummin?

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

7. Describe the air taxi Seldon and Hummin use.

8. Describe how Venabili looks?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and examine what it expresses about late 20th century society.

1) The role of women.

2) Predictive powers.

3) Mistrust of other cultures.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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