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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 Nana say she would rather get for Helena than Radius?

2. What kind of boat does Domin buy Helena?

3. What word does Busman use to call his friends?

4. What kind of scissors does Dr. Gall find?

5. What does Alquist say makes him dizzy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Domin tell Helena about the international robot organization?

2. What happens immediately after Busman dies?

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

4. Why does Dr. Gall think the birthrate is low?

5. Why did Helena want Dr. Gall to make the changes to the robots?

6. Why does Dr. Gall say he is to blame for what has happened?

7. What is Fabry and Hallemier's plan?

8. What do Helena and Primus say about the sunrise and Alquist's anatomy book?

9. What does Dr. Gall report about Radius?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Alquist's character at the end of the play to the person he was at the beginning of the play.

1) What did Alquist hope to achieve at the beginning of the play?

2) What events changes Alquist ideas about life?

3) How has Alquist's character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

R.U.R is famous for having introduced the word robot into popular culture. How has the term and the idea that robots could exist evolved? Why have humans been so fascinated by robots? What part do robots play in today's society?

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