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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Powell refers to Cutie as a robot what in “Reason”?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Jesus.
2. What does Donovan spit on causing conflict in “Reason”?
(a) The P-scope.
(b) The L-tube.
(c) The Monolith.
(d) The Flexor.
3. According to the narrator in “Catch That Rabbit,” what is the unwritten motto of U.S. Robot and Mechanical Men Corporation?
(a) “No employee is a robot.”
(b) “No employee leaves base alone.”
(c) “No employee speaks to the robots.”
(d) “No employee makes the same mistake twice.”
4. At the “Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction, who demonstrated the first mobile robot to be equipped with a voice?
(a) Bogert.
(b) Dr. Lanning.
(c) Dr. Calvin.
(d) Dr. Black.
5. How tall is Dave in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) 6 feet.
(b) 7 feet.
(c) 3 feet.
(d) 5 feet.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Susan Calvin obtain her bachelor’s degree, according to the narrator of the Introduction?
2. In the beginning of “Runaround,” Donovan informs Powell that Speedy has been gone for how many hours?
3. What is “heading straight dead center across the Earth beam” in “Reason”?
4. What is Gloria’s last name in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
5. The robot that Powell and Donovan put together to show Cutie how robots are made in “Reason” is a simple what model?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is foreshadowed by Dr. Calvin’s comments about labor unions and religious groups in the Introduction?
2. How does Mrs. Weston explain Robbie’s absence when he is sent away in “Robbie”?
3. What do Donovan and Powell observe when they first see Speedy in “Runaround”?
4. What ultimatum does Gloria give Robbie in the beginning of “Robbie”? How does he respond?
5. What is foreshadowed in the plot of “Runaround”?
6. What breakdown in the Three Laws of Robotics is indicated in “Runaround”?
7. What theme is established in the book’s Introduction?
8. How does Cutie describe his conclusions of existence to Donovan and Powell as they discover the coming storm in “Reason”?
9. What is taking place in the beginning of “Robbie”? How are the principle characters described?
10. What does Donovan discover when he goes to check the Converter in “Reason”?
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