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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. Why did Helena burn the documents?

3. What does Domin ask Alquist if he has?

4. What does Helena ask if Radius has?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What gifts have Domin and the other managers bought for Helena?

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

3. What happens when Alquist tries to perform a dissection?

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

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

6. Why does Nana think Domin should stop producing robots?

7. What is Fabry and Hallemier's plan?

8. Why do the managers think robots are of value to the human world?

9. What does Helena say is the purpose of her visit?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A film version of R.U.R is scheduled to be releases in 2011. Why are the themes and ideas used in the play still relevant over 80 years later? How will the filmmakers have to adapt the themes of the play to fit in with the new environment?

Essay Topic 2

R.U.R is translated from Czech into English. How much meaning can a play loses through a translation? What aspects of the play do you think would be the most difficult to express in English? How do you think a translator can overcome these difficulties?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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