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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 Leebig say the distrust of robots is?
2. How does Baley keep Leebig from hanging up the viewer?
3. What does Gruer say in response to Gladia's statement about Gruer?
4. What does Baley tell several house robots to do?
5. What does Attlebish say about Gruer?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Jothan Leebig.
2. Describe the incident with the arrow that is shot at Baley.
3. How does Gladia respond to seeing Baley in person and what does she tell him?
4. How does Klorissa feel about her job at the fetal farm?
5. Who does Baley "view" after his visit with Anselmo and what is her response to his request?
6. What is Anselmo 's relationship to Dr. Delmarre?
7. Who replaces Gruer and what does he tell Daneel and Baley to do?
8. What does Klorissa tell Baley was they are touring the fetal farm?
9. What does Anselmo suddenly do as Baley is speaking with him?
10. Why does Leebig get upset during the conversation with Baley?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss The Naked Sun based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if The Naked Sun is a successful novel. Explain your rationale with specific examples.
3. Do you think the fact that The Naked falls within the science fiction genre changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
When Elijah is on Solaria, he is disturbed by being out under the open sky. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think Elijah finds fresh air and wind disturbing? How would you feel about it if you did not experience being out in the open very often?
2. Elijah eventually becomes overwhelmed and faints while sitting under the open sky. What in your life if it were radically different would "shake you up"? Compare the two.
3. How likely is it that in a few hundred years, Earth will be living in the manner suggested in Solaria in The Naked Sun?
Essay Topic 3
Lije questions why robots need to appear in the form of human likeness, why not another machine? He also wonders why the authorities are wanting those on Solaria to think R. Daneel is a human being. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think the human form is the most generalized form in all of nature? Why or why not?
2. Do you think the human form is more economical and efficient for robots? Why or why not.
3. Even if the human form is more economical and efficient, why do you think R. Daneel is anatomically correct, even to his genitalia? Does that amount of exactitude serve a purpose? What would that be?
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