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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 is the name of the boat that is dropping anchor?

2. Why can't Domin leave the house?

3. What are the robots trained as?

4. What does Fabry ask for?

5. What of kind of guns does Domin inspect?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't the characters leave Domin's house?

2. What is R.U.R's ultimate goal?

3. What does Fabry bring back from the mail boat?

4. Summarize R.U.R

5. What does Helena say is the purpose of her visit?

6. Why does Helena want to leave the island?

7. What happened with the robots in America?

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

9. Why did Dr. Gall start making pain-nerves for robots?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Helena burn Rossum's manuscript? Why do the the managers react so passively to Helena's mistakes? What can the humans could do to escape the robots?

Essay Topic 2

A film version of R.U.R is scheduled to be releases in 2011. Why are the themes and ideas used in the play still relevant over 80 years later? How will the filmmakers have to adapt the themes of the play to fit in with the new environment?

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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