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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gloria’s last name in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Smith.
(b) James.
(c) Weston.
(d) Anderson.

2. The narrator of the Introduction states that he had spent how many days at U.S. Robots?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

3. What is the name of Gloria’s father in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Michael.
(b) George.
(c) Bill.
(d) Dave.

4. How long does Gloria’s father say Robbie has been with Gloria in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What title did Susan Calvin hold at U.S. Robots, according to the narrator of the Introduction?

3. Gloria is playing what game with Robbie in the beginning of Chapter One, "Robbie”?

4. What is the third of the Three Laws of Robotics?

5. According to the narrator in the Introduction, the first mobile robot equipped with a voice was destined for the projected mines where?

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