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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the “Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction, who demonstrated the first mobile robot to be equipped with a voice?
(a) Dr. Black.
(b) Dr. Calvin.
(c) Dr. Lanning.
(d) Bogert.

2. Where did Susan Calvin obtain her bachelor’s degree, according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) M.I.T.
(d) Harvard University.

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

4. What temperature is Robbie’s metal skin kept at by high resistance coils in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 70 degrees.
(b) 75 degrees.
(c) 96.8 degrees.
(d) 92.8 degrees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word, used to describe Robbie in Chapter One, “Robbie,” means cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness?

2. What is the first of the Three Laws of Robotics?

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

4. In the beginning of “Runaround,” Donovan informs Powell that Speedy has been gone for how many hours?

5. What is Speedy mining for when he disappears in “Runaround”?

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