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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 character enters the scene as Domin reads the notice?

2. What did Helena burn?

3. What does Dr. Gall say robots could be an offense against?

4. What is the name of the robot's leader?

5. What kind of boat does Domin buy Helena?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nana think the end of the world is approaching?

2. How do Sulla and Marius react to dissection?

3. What does Dr. Gall report about Radius?

4. Why does Alquist call Helena and Primus Adam and Eve?

5. Why does Dr. Gall say he cannot stop robot production?

6. Why does Alquist think the factory managers are to blame for what has happened?

7. Why does Radius want the formula to create more robots?

8. Why does Helena want to leave the island?

9. Why does it not matter if robots put humans out of jobs?

10. Why do the managers think robots are of value to the human world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's life. In what way is his life and personality is reflected in the play?

Essay Topic 2

R.U.R is translated from Czech into English. How much meaning can a play loses through a translation? What aspects of the play do you think would be the most difficult to express in English? How do you think a translator can overcome these difficulties?

Essay Topic 3

What are the differences between a play and a film in terms of the following:

1) Language

2) Character

3) Structure

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