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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 Trevize want to search for?

2. After Trevize and his crew land, why does Trevize think they've been picked up?

3. Who plans to travel with Trevize?

4. What is Trevize concerned about if Bliss comes on the journey?

5. What support does Pelorat have for his idea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who picks up the three travelers when they land on Comporellon?

2. Why might the showers on Comporellon be colder than showers Trevize is used to?

3. Why would a Gaian naturally value law?

4. What does Trevize's willingness to lie, bribe, and bully show about his character?

5. How does Trevize feel about having to run from an animal?

6. What are Earth and its system known as?

7. Why isn't the government interested in capturing Trevize?

8. What is Trevize's initial objection to his friend accompanying him on his search?

9. What does Trevize hope to find in the ruins?

10. What caused Yariff's project to find Earth to fail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Psychohistory is the idea that the course of human events can be plotted and predicted, at least on a macro-scale, as long as the society doesn't know (and therefore isn't affected by) the predictions. Discuss the role of psychohistory in the novel. How is Daneel utilizing a form of psychohistory? Is it dangerous for human beings to know and try to manipulate their own destinies? Is it possible for psychohistory to give human beings too much knowledge, or is more knowledge always better?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of Gaia.

1) Are the members of Gaia truly individuals? To what extent? Do they lose their individuality as part of Gaia?

2) Does the joined consciousness of Gaia mean better decisions? Could Gaia make wrong choices leading to bad results?

3) Would it be a good idea for all humankind to join together as part of Gaia?

Essay Topic 3

The search for knowledge drives Trevize on his journey, and as he moves forward, the hidden nature of knowledge about Earth seems to make Trevize even more driven toward his goal.

1) What drives Trevize to search for Earth? Does the nature of Earth as forbidden make it a more attractive goal?

2) Compare man's advancement of science to Trevize's search for Earth. Will mankind continue to study science as long as he is faced with unknowns?

3) Is the search for the unknown and the forbidden dangerous, for Trevize and for mankind?

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