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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Damon afraid of?

2. What does Alquiat tell Helena to do?

3. What does Alquist say he loved?

4. Who does Anquist decide to cut open?

5. What does Alquist say is God's greatest invention?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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

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?

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