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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 Helena ask if Radius has?

2. What does Helena say Alquist is dressed like?

3. What is the name of the island?

4. What does Fabry say there is nothing more terrible than?

5. How does the robot get into the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens immediately after Busman dies?

2. Why does Helena want to leave the island?

3. How does the third act end?

4. In what way does the play end on a hopeful tone?

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

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

7. What is Busman's idea to persuade the robots to allow them to leave safely?

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

9. What does Dr. Gall report about Radius?

10. Why are Domn and the managers encouraged by the sight of the mail boat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

R.U.R is part of the science fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did R.U.R help to set the template for similar plays and works of literature? Do modern novels and plays still use the ideas the author uses in R.U.R?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the way Capek uses other characters in the play. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

R.U.R is famous for having introduced the word robot into popular culture. How has the term and the idea that robots could exist evolved? Why have humans been so fascinated by robots? What part do robots play in today's society?

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