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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the number 2 robot say robots have obtained?

2. Who does Alquist ask the servant to send in?

3. What does Alquist tell Primus not to do?

4. Who knocks on Alquist's door?

5. What does Alquist want the robot to find?

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

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

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

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