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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 Raindrop do when Seldon touches her arm?

2. Which of the following words does Hummin use to describe Demerzel?

3. What does Seldon think Randa is using as a cover?

4. Who does Hummin blame for the crisis?

5. What part of Trantor does Clowzia hate being on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Seldon refuse to take the white kirtle?

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

3. Describe the air taxi Seldon and Hummin use.

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Venabili think that the grays are for women and the whites are for men?

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

10. How does Seldon say assassinations occur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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