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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 - Robbie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the point of the novel’s Introduction, Susan Calvin is how old?
(a) 62.
(b) 89.
(c) 75.
(d) 25.

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

3. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2025.

4. In what year did Susan Calvin obtain her bachelor’s degree, according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2010.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2009.

5. In what year was Susan Calvin born?
(a) 1982.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Susan Calvin obtain her bachelor’s degree, according to the narrator of the Introduction?

2. What is the name of Gloria’s father in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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

4. What year is it in the Introduction to the novel?

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

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