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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 title did Susan Calvin hold at U.S. Robots, according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) “Roboanthropologist.”
(b) “President of Mathematics.”
(c) “Robopsychologist.”
(d) “Director of Marketing.”

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

3. How old does the narrator of the Introduction claim to be?
(a) 42.
(b) 19.
(c) 39.
(d) 32.

4. Where did Susan Calvin obtain her bachelor’s degree, according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) M.I.T.
(d) Yale University.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what year was Susan Calvin born?

4. For whom is the narrator of the Introduction writing a feature article?

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

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