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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in “Catch That Rabbit,” Powell had once jumped out of the window of a burning house dressed only in shorts and carrying what book?
(a) “Jane Eyre.”
(b) “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe.”
(c) “Handbook of Robotics.”
(d) “The New York Magazine.”

2. In the beginning of “Runaround,” Donovan informs Powell that Speedy has been gone for how many hours?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. Susan Calvin takes Herbie two kinds of books in “Liar!” What is the first type of books?
(a) Postmodern dramas.
(b) Shakespearean plays.
(c) Mystery novels.
(d) Mathematical textbooks.

4. What term refers to a deductive inference consisting of two premises and a conclusion, all of which are categorical propositions.?
(a) Irony.
(b) Syllogism.
(c) Cataclysm.
(d) Paradox.

5. What is the first 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 may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
(d) A robot must strive to supersede authority from humankind when necessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bogert is the head of what department at U.S. Robots in the novel?

2. What robot model is Herbie in “Liar!”?

3. The Second Mercury Expedition was financed in part by U.S. Robots and in part by whom, according to Susan Calvin?

4. What is the character of Donovan’s first name?

5. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?

(see the answer key)

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