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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. Who is supposed to meet Nenabili and Seldon at the jetport?

2. Who does Seldon think is an agent?

3. What subject does Lisung Randa teach?

4. What does Seldon want a tour of?

5. What does Venabili threaten to charge Leggen with if Seldon dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How could Randa have accidentally let Seldon down?

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

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

4. How does Randa offer to help Seldon?

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

6. Why do Mycogenians have no population increase?

7. What does Hummin say about Demerzel in this section?

8. Why does Hummin think the Empire is in danger?

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

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

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 do the Mycogens treat their women so badly? Is the Mycogens' treatment of women based on any real cultures?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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