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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. Who mostly made the robots?

2. Who does Helena say she has killed?

3. What was the name of the ship that docked on time?

4. What do Helena and Nana burn on the fire?

5. What does Fabry want to put an electric current through?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Domin shock Helena when he calls back Marius and Sulla?

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

3. What does Helena say about her strange feelings?

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

5. How does the third act end?

6. What are the first Rossum robots like?

7. Why can't the characters leave Domin's house?

8. What does Domin promise to show Helena?

9. Why did Dr. Gall start making pain-nerves for robots?

10. Why does Dr. Gall say he cannot stop robot production?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

1) Language

2) Character

3) Structure

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