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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 refers to the type of space suits worn by Powell and Donovan in “Runaround”?
(a) Mercosuits.
(b) Insosuits.
(c) Technosuits.
(d) Inulasuits.

2. The company that has propositioned U.S. Robot in “Escape!” has promised how much money to U.S. Robot if there is no solution to their problem but U.S. Robot can tell them the missing factors?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $200,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $400,000.

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

4. How many robots work under Dave in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. As they're being dug out, Powell explains to Donovan that Dave's personal initiative circuitry was overwhelmed by what in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) Having to control six robots in an emergency.
(b) Having to read human minds.
(c) Having to control the telescope.
(d) Having to save a human life.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in “Runaround” that it is one of Gregory Powell’s favorite platitudes that nothing is to be gained from what?

2. The company that has propositioned U.S. Robot in “Escape!” has promised how much money to U.S. Robot if there is a solution to their problem, plus the costs of construction?

3. What model of robot is Dave from “Catch That Rabbit”?

4. What surrounds the mining pool, causing danger to Speedy, in “Runaround”?

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

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