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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 Venabili say successful religions tend to accumulate?

2. What was the thug's assignment?

3. Who does Seldon think is an agent?

4. What does Trantor have over 800 of?

5. What does Seldon call his theory?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hummin think Leggen is responsible for Seldon's disappearance?

2. Why does Seldon not want to help Cleon predict the future?

3. What advice does Hummin give Seldon before he leaves the university?

4. Who is Hari Seldon?

5. How could Randa have accidentally let Seldon down?

6. What do Venabili and Seldon say to each other when Seldon wakes up?

7. Why does Clowzia say the lift has to go so high?

8. Why does Raindrop find it insulting that Seldon thinks her culture is religious?

9. How do Hummin's motives for wanting use of Seldon's predictive powers differ from the Emperor's?

10. Why does Seldon find it hard to believe that the Galactic Empire is dying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is meteorology? How can Seldon use meterology to help with his psychohistory theory?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1980s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Hummin was right to make Seldon so paranoid about the people around him? Who do the students think was responsible for Seldon's near death?

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