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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the First Mercury Expedition take place, according to the narrative?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2011.
(c) 1979.
(d) 2005.

2. The narrator states in “Runaround” that it is one of Gregory Powell’s favorite platitudes that nothing is to be gained from what?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Deep thought.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Worry.

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

4. How old is Gloria in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

5. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?
(a) 2025.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2005.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the point of the novel’s Introduction, Susan Calvin is how old?

2. What is the second of the Three Laws of Robotics?

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

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

5. What is the first of the Three Laws of Robotics?

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