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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. Which of the following does Domin not say he hates?

2. Who does Radius wish to be master of?

3. Who agrees with Helena's decision to destroy the manuscript?

4. What does the living room window overlook?

5. What does Gall say that Europe could not leave alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helena say about her strange feelings?

2. Why does Helena say she burned the Rossum manuscripts?

3. What happens immediately after Busman dies?

4. What does Alquist want Radius to do?

5. What are the letters Domin dictates to Sulla about?

6. What does Hallemeier think about Helena's piano playing?

7. How does Domin react to Miss Glory lifting her veil?

8. How does the play begin?

9. Why did Domin and the others bring flowers and plants into the drawing room?

10. What does Fabry bring back from the mail boat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Capek gives some of his robot characters Greek and Roman names, including Radius and Primus. Pick one of the following ma,es and examine what meaning their name gives to their character and the story in general:

1) Sulla

2) Radius

3) Marius

4) Primus

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

R.U.R is part of the science fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did R.U.R help to set the template for similar plays and works of literature? Do modern novels and plays still use the ideas the author uses in R.U.R?

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