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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 say he wants to take home to study?

2. What does Raindrop tell Seldon she wants to know about?

3. Who does Cleon say he wants an update on?

4. What does Seldon decide to buy?

5. Who does Marlo Tanto say he works for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Venabili and Seldon suspicious of Casilia?

2. Why does Mycelium know more about tribespeople than other Mycogenians?

3. What does Raindrop do to Seldon in exchange for giving Seldon the book?

4. Where does Raindrop lead Seldon?

5. How does Venabili embarrass Seldon?

6. What does Venabili know about robots?

7. Why does Mycelium not like the temple?

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

9. Why does Venabili doubt Hummin is not in charge of the upperside?

10. How does Raindrop say Mycogenian history begins?

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

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 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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