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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second 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 protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the other two Laws.
(c) A robot must strive to supersede authority from humankind when necessary.
(d) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

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

3. What model robot is Cutie in “Reason”?
(a) QT-16.
(b) QT-1.
(c) MPD-12.
(d) SPD-13.

4. The robot that Powell and Donovan put together to show Cutie how robots are made in “Reason” is a simple what model?
(a) PD.
(b) QT.
(c) N-1.
(d) MC.

5. What is Speedy mining for when he disappears in “Runaround”?
(a) Calcium.
(b) Silver.
(c) Magnesium.
(d) Selenium.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cutie refers to what as “the Master” in “Reason”?

2. What is the character of Donovan’s first name?

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

4. Powell tells Cutie that he will be back on Earth in about how much time in “Reason”?

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

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