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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. At the “Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction, who demonstrated the first mobile robot to be equipped with a voice?
(a) Dr. Calvin.
(b) Dr. Black.
(c) Bogert.
(d) Dr. Lanning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old does the narrator of the Introduction claim to be?

3. In what year was Susan Calvin born?

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

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

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