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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 Alquist say the human race will fall to the ground like?

2. Who is Nana the voice of?

3. What is Busman going to use the money for?

4. What does Radius say he wishes not to have?

5. What did Helena want Dr. Gall to give the robots?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the factory managers join Domn and Helena in the office?

2. What does Alquist want Radius to do?

3. Why is Nana disgruntled?

4. What are the first Rossum robots like?

5. How does Domin react to Miss Glory lifting her veil?

6. Why does Helena want to leave the island?

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

8. Why does Dr. Gall say he is to blame for what has happened?

9. How was Mr. Rossum Sr important to the discovery of robots?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

R.U.R influenced modern literature and in science fiction. Choose a book that you think was influenced by the play and discuss their similarities in terms of the following:

Plot

Character

Themes

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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