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

2. For whom is the narrator of the Introduction writing a feature article?
(a) Interplanetary Press.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The Intergalactic Times.
(d) The New York Times.

3. What word from the Introduction refers to excessive growth or accumulation of any kind?
(a) Interability.
(b) Hypertrophy.
(c) Mosterity.
(d) Introphy.

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

5. Who had first taken out incorporation papers for U. S. Robot and Mechanical Men, Inc., according to the narrator in the Introduction?
(a) Stephen Byerley.
(b) Francis Quinn.
(c) Major-General Kallner.
(d) Lawrence Robertson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Susan Calvin born?

2. Where did Susan Calvin obtain her bachelor’s degree, according to the narrator of the Introduction?

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

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

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

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