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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 word from the Introduction refers to excessive growth or accumulation of any kind?
(a) Interability.
(b) Mosterity.
(c) Introphy.
(d) Hypertrophy.

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

3. How old is the company U. S. Robot and Mechanical Men, Inc. in the Introduction?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 62.

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

5. For whom is the narrator of the Introduction writing a feature article?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The Intergalactic Times.
(c) Interplanetary Press.
(d) The New York Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the character of Powell’s first name?

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

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

4. Powell realizes that the only way to solve the Speedy situation in “Runaround” is to invoke which of the Laws of Robotics?

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

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