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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 color is Mike Donovan’s hair in “Runaround”?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

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

3. How long have Powell and Donovan been on Mercury in the beginning of “Runaround”?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

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

5. What is the second of the Three Laws of Robotics?
(a) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
(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 must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What temperature is Robbie’s metal skin kept at by high resistance coils in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

2. In what year does Susan Calvin say that the mobile speaking robot was invented in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

3. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?

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

5. How old does the narrator of the Introduction claim to be?

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