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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. How many days does Ponyets offer to stay on Askone to seal the deal with the Grand Master?

2. What does Sermak want from Hardin?

3. What do they worship on Askone?

4. How is Gorov's mood as he is freed from Askone?

5. The period that follows the First Empire is called the _________ Era.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ponyets gain access to seeing Gorov in prison?

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

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

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

6. Why does Sermak want Hardin to step down as leader of Terminus?

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

8. What is the religion on Askone?

9. How does Wienis die?

10. How does Hardin thwart Wienis' plan to attack Terminus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Asimov use Salvor Hardin's motto, "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent" to form a new nation?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Asimov uses tone to change and enhance the pace of the narrative path of the story.

Essay Topic 3

What is the Seldon Crisis? How are they solved? What are the thematic purposes of the crisis in the novel?

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