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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 - Evidence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What expletive does Donovan remark upon hearing of Cutie’s skepticism in “Reason”?
(a) “Sizzling Saturn.”
(b) “Molten Mercury.”
(c) “Maddening Mars.”
(d) “Pulsing Pluto.”

2. What is the name of the dog that Gloria’s parents give her when Robbie is sent away in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Champ.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Sparky.

3. Dr. Calvin tells the interviewer that when she was born, we had just been through what, in “Evidence”?
(a) The last Great Depression.
(b) The last Great Enlightenment.
(c) The last World War.
(d) The last Great Plague.

4. Susan Calvin says in “Little Lost Robot” that her first connection with interstellar research was in what year?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2155.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2029.

5. When Lanning and Calvin interview Byerley, he consumes what to disprove Quinn’s theory in “Evidence”?
(a) A peach.
(b) An apple.
(c) A pear.
(d) A banana.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far across does Powell tell Cutie the space station is in “Reason”?

3. How old was Susan Calvin when she was part of the “particular Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction?

4. What is “heading straight dead center across the Earth beam” in “Reason”?

5. What color is Mike Donovan’s hair in “Runaround”?

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