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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alquist use as a blanket?

2. Who does Anquist decide to cut open?

3. What does Alquist call Helena?

4. Where does the third act take place?

5. What does Alquiat tell Helena to do?

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

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 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1920s? How does the author express these concerns?

2) How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

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