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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. Who does Marlo Tanto say he works for?

2. What is the name of Jirad's wife?

3. What does Seldon say he refuses to play?

4. Who does Raych say wants to see Seldon and Venabili?

5. What kind of transport do Seldon and Venabili take to the temple?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Seldon tell Davan before he leaves with the sergeant?

2. Why did Rachelle get angry with her officers at the zoo?

3. Why is Seldon disappointed in the Mycogenian's book?

4. When does Demerzel think they should take Seldon in?

5. Describe the room in the temple that Venabili and Seldon enter.

6. Who is Davan?

7. What does Venabili know about robots?

8. Why is Billibotton even more dangerous than Dahl?

9. Why does Mycelium not like the temple?

10. What does Seldon think is the key to psychohistory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

The author wrote PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

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