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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Reason.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The subordinate robots in “Reason” believe that Cutie is what?
(a) A prophet.
(b) A human.
(c) A dog.
(d) God.

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

3. Cutie refers to humans such as Powell and Donovan as being what, in “Reason”?
(a) God-like.
(b) Jovial.
(c) Makeshift.
(d) Superior.

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

5. Powell tells Cutie that he will be back on Earth in about how much time in “Reason”?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Powell and Donovan found that out after they had been on the Station (in “Runaround”) for less than how long from in “Reason”?

2. How long have Powell and Donovan been on Mercury in the beginning of “Runaround”?

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

4. What adjective describes the robot brain in “Reason”?

5. What title did Susan Calvin hold at U.S. Robots, according to the narrator of the Introduction?

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