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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. Hardin's slogan says that what is the last refuge of the incompetent?

2. How long does Ponyets have to wait on Askone before having a meeting with the Grand Master?

3. Who does Verisof doubt the power of?

4. What do they worship on Askone?

5. The Grand Master of Askone is obsessed with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lewis Bort think the rebel cause could be lost?

2. How does Hardin plan to use the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Foundation to his advantage?

3. Why isn't Gorov pleased with what Ponyets did to get him released from prison on Askone?

4. Why can't Ponyets tell Gorm which trader is being imprisoned on Askone?

5. What does Gorov think will be his best chance for being released from prison on Askone?

6. How does Pherl factor into Ponyet's plan to get Askone under the Foundation's control?

7. How does the priest Theo Aporat gain power of the Anacreon ship on its way to destroy Terminus?

8. How did Hardin save Terminus from being taken over by planets like Anacreon?

9. Why is Gorov facing the death penalty on Askone?

10. What is the fable that Hardin tells Wienis, and what is the meaning behind the fable?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the trial at the end of the novel in terms of how far the Foundation has come in the course of the story. How does this chapter compare to the trial in the first chapter?

Essay Topic 2

What is the connection between consumerism and individuality made by the merchant princes? What is the broader theme in that chapter?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss psychohistory for both its importance to the plot and its broader thematic implications.

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