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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Susan Calvin obtain her bachelor’s degree, according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) M.I.T.

2. The narrator of the Introduction states that he had spent how many days at U.S. Robots?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

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

4. What is the first of the Three Laws of Robotics?
(a) A robot must strive to supersede authority from humankind when necessary.
(b) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the other two Laws.
(c) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
(d) A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

5. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was sold to be used as what?
(a) A factory worker.
(b) A miner.
(c) A maid.
(d) A nursemaid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was Susan Calvin born?

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

4. Powell realizes that the only way to solve the Speedy situation in “Runaround” is to invoke which of the Laws of Robotics?

5. For whom is the narrator of the Introduction writing a feature article?

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