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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 - Escape!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Donovan do when the ship returns to Earth in “Escape!”?
(a) Calls his wife.
(b) Calls his mother.
(c) Prays to God.
(d) Kisses the ground.

2. On how many occasions has Donovan watched the ore-mining robots on their shift in the beginning of “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. How tall is Dave in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 6 feet.
(d) 7 feet.

4. Powell realizes that the only way to solve the Speedy situation in “Runaround” is to invoke which of the Laws of Robotics?
(a) Law #1.
(b) Law #3.
(c) Law #2.
(d) Law #4.

5. The Second Mercury Expedition was financed in part by U.S. Robots and in part by whom, according to Susan Calvin?
(a) Solar Minerals.
(b) NBC Television.
(c) Consolidated Robots.
(d) Plexar Glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Donovan in “Runaround,” he sent Speedy to the nearest mining pool which was how many miles away from Donovan and Powell’s location in “Runaround”?

2. What is The Brain’s answer when given the question: “If one and a half chickens lay one and a half eggs in one and a half days, how many eggs will nine chickens lay in nine days?”

3. What title has Lanning taken in “Escape!”?

4. How many days have Donovan and Powell been on the ship when the encounter the interstellar jump in “Escape!”?

5. What term refers to a deductive inference consisting of two premises and a conclusion, all of which are categorical propositions.?

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