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

2. What is the third of the Three Laws of Robotics?
(a) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
(b) A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
(c) A robot must strive to supersede authority from humankind when necessary.
(d) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the other two Laws.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Robbie plead for Gloria to tell him in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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

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

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

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

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