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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 - The Evitable Conflict.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Stephen Byerley first enter public office, according to Dr. Calvin in “Evidence”?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2032.
(d) 2050.

2. How long does it take Dr. Calvin to interview all of the robots in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

3. As Byerley begins to speak at a public rally in “Evidence,” an unkempt looking man charges the stage and demands that Byerley do what?
(a) Hit him.
(b) Levitate.
(c) Shoot him.
(d) Pray.

4. In what year does Susan Calvin say that the mobile speaking robot was invented in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2012.
(d) 1999.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What encyclopedia does the narrator mention in the novel’s Introduction?

2. How long does The Brain say it will take to build a ship in “Escape!”?

3. The “Society for Humanity” is an outgrowth of what former organization in “The Evitable Conflict”?

4. What is the model of the robot that Speedy is in “Runaround”?

5. Cutie refers to what as “the Master” in “Reason”?

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