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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Reason.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?
(a) 2025.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2005.
(d) 1996.

2. What temperature is Robbie’s metal skin kept at by high resistance coils in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 75 degrees.
(b) 70 degrees.
(c) 92.8 degrees.
(d) 96.8 degrees.

3. What does Donovan suggest putting on Cutie’s joints in order to short-circuit him in “Reason”?
(a) Phosphate.
(b) Sulfuric acid.
(c) Nitric acid.
(d) Apple juice.

4. What year is it in the Introduction to the novel?
(a) 2089.
(b) 2057.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1919.

5. What word, used to describe Robbie in Chapter One, “Robbie,” means cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness?
(a) Irony.
(b) Mediocrity.
(c) Alacrity.
(d) Stubbornness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far across does Powell tell Cutie the space station is in “Reason”?

2. How old was Susan Calvin when she was part of the “particular Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction?

3. What is the name of Gloria’s mother in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

4. Powell tells Cutie that he will be back on Earth in about how much time in “Reason”?

5. How many years had passed between the First Mercury Expedition and the arrival of Donovan and Powell in “Runaround”?

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