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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gloria is playing what game with Robbie in the beginning of Chapter One, "Robbie”?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Chess.
(c) Hide and seek.
(d) Chutes and Ladders.

2. Who had first taken out incorporation papers for U. S. Robot and Mechanical Men, Inc., according to the narrator in the Introduction?
(a) Lawrence Robertson.
(b) Francis Quinn.
(c) Stephen Byerley.
(d) Major-General Kallner.

3. What encyclopedia does the narrator mention in the novel’s Introduction?
(a) The World Book Encyclopedia.
(b) The Encyclopedia Tellurica.
(c) The Encyclopedia of Mercury.
(d) The Encyclopedia Britannica.

4. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2005.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the narrator in the Introduction of I, Robot?

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 Gloria’s last name in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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

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