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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 Fabry buy Helena?

2. What does Helena ask if Radius has?

3. Where does Nana say there is war?

4. Who are the blight of the universe?

5. What does Alquist say the whole world has become?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the third act end?

2. What happened with the robots in America?

3. Summarize R.U.R

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

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

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

7. What is the managers idea for a new breed of robot?

8. Why do the factory managers join Domn and Helena in the office?

9. Why does Helena want to leave the island?

10. What are the first Rossum robots like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the differences between a play and a film in terms of the following:

1) Language

2) Character

3) Structure

Essay Topic 2

R.U.R influenced modern literature and in science fiction. Choose a book that you think was influenced by the play and discuss their similarities in terms of the following:

Plot

Character

Themes

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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