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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 Seldon ask if Venabili has ever had?

2. Who does Raych say Tanto probably is?

3. Where does Seldon put the book?

4. What does Venabili say is the best cure for gullibility?

5. What does Davan call the people who attacked Seldon and Venabili?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Venabili and Seldon suspicious of Casilia?

2. How does Sunmaster say they trapped Seldon and Venabili?

3. Why is Billibotton even more dangerous than Dahl?

4. Why is Seldon disappointed in the Mycogenian's book?

5. Who is Davan?

6. How does Venabili embarrass Seldon?

7. Where does Raindrop lead Seldon?

8. Why does Demerzel never let himself be seen on the palace grounds?

9. How do Seldon and Venabili defend their action to the police?

10. What does Venabili know about robots?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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