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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 surrounds the mining pool, causing danger to Speedy, in “Runaround”?
(a) Oxygen.
(b) Crystals.
(c) Gold nuggets.
(d) Water.

2. What term refers to a deductive inference consisting of two premises and a conclusion, all of which are categorical propositions.?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Cataclysm.
(c) Irony.
(d) Syllogism.

3. What temperature is Robbie’s metal skin kept at by high resistance coils in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 96.8 degrees.
(b) 92.8 degrees.
(c) 75 degrees.
(d) 70 degrees.

4. The Second Mercury Expedition was financed in part by U.S. Robots and in part by whom, according to Susan Calvin?
(a) NBC Television.
(b) Consolidated Robots.
(c) Plexar Glass.
(d) Solar Minerals.

5. How old is the company U. S. Robot and Mechanical Men, Inc. in the Introduction?
(a) 100.
(b) 62.
(c) 50.
(d) 75.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word from the Introduction refers to excessive growth or accumulation of any kind?

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

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

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

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