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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Catch the Rabbit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Susan Calvin say that the mobile speaking robot was invented in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2012.
(d) 1999.

2. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2025.

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

4. What does Powell install in his office wall in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) A telescope.
(b) A visiplate.
(c) A visual simulator.
(d) An onyx plate.

5. What adjective describes the robot brain in “Reason”?
(a) Nytolic.
(b) Proletarian.
(c) Positronic.
(d) Atmoic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Susan Calvin when she was part of the “particular Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction?

2. According to the narrator in “Catch That Rabbit,” what is the unwritten motto of U.S. Robot and Mechanical Men Corporation?

3. According to Powell in “Catch That Rabbit,” if Powell and Donovan had what tester, they could check each individual item in Dave’s body within twenty-four to forty-eight hours?

4. How far across does Powell tell Cutie the space station is in “Reason”?

5. What does Donovan suggest putting on Cutie’s joints in order to short-circuit him in “Reason”?

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