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

2. In what year was the Second Mercury Expedition sent out, according to Susan Calvin?
(a) 2012.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2015.

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

4. In what year did Susan Calvin obtain her bachelor’s degree, according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1995.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?

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

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

4. When did the First Mercury Expedition take place, according to the narrative?

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

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