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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Runaround.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it in the Introduction to the novel?
(a) 1919.
(b) 2089.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2057.

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

3. 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.

4. What refers to the type of space suits worn by Powell and Donovan in “Runaround”?
(a) Insosuits.
(b) Inulasuits.
(c) Technosuits.
(d) Mercosuits.

5. 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 may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
(c) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the other two Laws.
(d) A robot must strive to supersede authority from humankind when necessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Susan Calvin when she was part of the “particular Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction?

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

3. When Donovan and Powell first locate Speedy in “Runaround,” Donovan describes him as sounding what?

4. How old is Gloria in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

5. In what year was the Second Mercury Expedition sent out, according to Susan Calvin?

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