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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Runaround.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What encyclopedia does the narrator mention in the novel’s Introduction?
(a) The Encyclopedia of Mercury.
(b) The Encyclopedia Tellurica.
(c) The World Book Encyclopedia.
(d) The Encyclopedia Britannica.

2. According to the narrator in the Introduction, the first mobile robot equipped with a voice was destined for the projected mines where?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Venus.
(c) Pluto.
(d) Uranus.

3. What is the model of the robot that Speedy is in “Runaround”?
(a) SPD-13.
(b) SPD-2.
(c) DV-5.
(d) SPP-11.

4. What is the character of Powell’s first name?
(a) Abe.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Michael.

5. When Donovan and Powell first locate Speedy in “Runaround,” Donovan describes him as sounding what?
(a) Angry.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the type of space suits worn by Powell and Donovan in “Runaround”?

2. What is the name of Gloria’s father in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

3. What is the second of the Three Laws of Robotics?

4. What is the third of the Three Laws of Robotics?

5. How old is the company U. S. Robot and Mechanical Men, Inc. in the Introduction?

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