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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in the Introduction, the first mobile robot equipped with a voice was destined for the projected mines where?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Venus.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Uranus.

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

3. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was sold to be used as what?
(a) A miner.
(b) A factory worker.
(c) A maid.
(d) A nursemaid.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the general manager that takes Gloria’s family on a tour of a robot manufacturing company in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

4. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?

5. What city do Gloria’s parents take her to visit in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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