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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the robots in “Catch That Rabbit” begin doing when they are supposedly unobserved by Powell and Donovan at the mines?
(a) Singing.
(b) Kneeling and praying.
(c) Climbing the mountain.
(d) Marching in unison.

2. What is the third of the Three Laws of Robotics?
(a) A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
(b) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the other two Laws.
(c) A robot must strive to supersede authority from humankind when necessary.
(d) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

3. 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 save a human life.
(c) Having to control the telescope.
(d) Having to read human minds.

4. Dave and the subordinate robots communicate by what method in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) Quantum fields.
(b) Atomic fields.
(c) Positronic fields.
(d) Nucleic fields.

5. How many years had passed between the First Mercury Expedition and the arrival of Donovan and Powell in “Runaround”?
(a) 30.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gloria’s last name in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

2. Powell refers to Cutie as a robot what in “Reason”?

3. What does Donovan suggest putting on Cutie’s joints in order to short-circuit him in “Reason”?

4. How many years have passed between the end of “Catch That Rabbit” and the beginning of “Liar!”?

5. What is the character of Powell’s first name?

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