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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 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.

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 may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
(c) A robot must strive to supersede authority from humankind when necessary.
(d) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the other two Laws.

3. How old does the narrator of the Introduction claim to be?
(a) 42.
(b) 32.
(c) 39.
(d) 19.

4. What is Speedy mining for when he disappears in “Runaround”?
(a) Selenium.
(b) Calcium.
(c) Magnesium.
(d) Silver.

5. What is the character of Donovan’s first name?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Michael.
(c) Irwin.
(d) Abe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city do Gloria’s parents take her to visit in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

2. Who had first taken out incorporation papers for U. S. Robot and Mechanical Men, Inc., according to the narrator in the Introduction?

3. What is the name of the dog that Gloria’s parents give her when Robbie is sent away in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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

5. According to Donovan in “Runaround,” he sent Speedy to the nearest mining pool which was how many miles away from Donovan and Powell’s location in “Runaround”?

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