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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. To what does Baley compare Gremionis's behavior?

2. Why does Baley begin taking Giskard's opinion more seriously?

3. What is Amadiro gleefully planning to do?

4. For whose sake does Baley appeal to Vasilia to help him?

5. At what point is aggression removed from inhabitants of Aurora?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happens when Baley is alone with Gladia in her house.

2. Why does Baley think his limited understanding of Auroran manners hinders him in his work?

3. How does Baley find the character of Amadiro?

4. How does Vasilia feel about classifying Jander's destruction as murder.

5. What does Vasilia have to say about Fastolfe's fascination with Baley and Gladia?

6. How does Baley argue that Daneel might be able to control other robots?

7. Explain how Baley's meeting Gremionis in the Personal breaks an Earth taboo.

8. What does Fastolfe think about his daughter's assessment of himself?

9. What would be the outcome if Fastolfe ordered Daneel not to consider him guilty of Jander's destruction?

10. Explain the threat Gremionis makes when he and Baley meet at his house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the subject, How Robotics Make Humans Irrelevant. Points of the essay might include (1) how readily available robotics tend to isolate humans from each other, (2) how sending robots to colonize destroys the sense of adventure in humans, and (3) to what extent robots are necessary in the first place.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the subject, The Pros and Cons of Population Control. In the novel, Earth has become overcrowded with everyone living in domed cities. On Aurora, the population is carefully controlled to prevent overcrowding and keep down costs of supporting a large population. Analyze both sides presenting the good and the bad within each approach.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on the subject, Ecology and Domed Cities. In THE ROBOTS OF DAWN, the cities on Earth are all covered with domes presumably because the planet's Outside is contaminated and unsafe for human habitation. Your essay should include our current awareness of global warming with Domed Cities as metaphors for the need to reverse looming environmental disasters.

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