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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 think about shooting Radius with?

2. What does Nana tell everyone to do?

3. What does Fabry buy Helena?

4. What did the government turn robots into?

5. What of kind of guns does Domin inspect?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alquist not want to dissect a robot?

2. Why are Domn and the managers encouraged by the sight of the mail boat?

3. Why does Radius want the formula to create more robots?

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

5. What are the first Rossum robots like?

6. What happened with the robots in America?

7. What does Alquist say in his prayer?

8. What does Helena say about her strange feelings?

9. In what way does the play end on a hopeful tone?

10. Why does Helena want to leave the island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the way Capek uses other characters in the play. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the play 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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of the 1920s.

1) In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2) How does the play express the changes Europe was going through at the time?

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