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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long have Powell and Donovan been on Mercury in the beginning of “Runaround”?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

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

3. What story does Robbie plead for Gloria to tell him in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) “Hansel and Gretel.”
(b) “Bambi.”
(c) “Snow White.”
(d) “Cinderella.”

4. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2008.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2005.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Mike Donovan’s hair in “Runaround”?

2. How long does Gloria’s father say Robbie has been with Gloria in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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

4. At the “Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction, who demonstrated the first mobile robot to be equipped with a voice?

5. The narrator of the Introduction states that he had spent how many days at U.S. Robots?

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