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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the point of the novel’s Introduction, Susan Calvin is how old?
(a) 25.
(b) 89.
(c) 75.
(d) 62.

2. Powell realizes that the only way to solve the Speedy situation in “Runaround” is to invoke which of the Laws of Robotics?
(a) Law #1.
(b) Law #3.
(c) Law #4.
(d) Law #2.

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

4. What is the model of the robot that Speedy is in “Runaround”?
(a) SPD-13.
(b) SPD-2.
(c) SPP-11.
(d) DV-5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What expletive does Donovan remark upon hearing of Cutie’s skepticism in “Reason”?

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

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

4. What is the name of the dog that Gloria’s parents give her when Robbie is sent away in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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

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