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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. For whom is the narrator of the Introduction writing a feature article?
(a) Interplanetary Press.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The Intergalactic Times.
(d) The New York Times.

2. Dave and the subordinate robots communicate by what method in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) Atomic fields.
(b) Quantum fields.
(c) Positronic fields.
(d) Nucleic fields.

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

4. What word from the Introduction refers to excessive growth or accumulation of any kind?
(a) Introphy.
(b) Hypertrophy.
(c) Mosterity.
(d) Interability.

5. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2005.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2008.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second of the Three Laws of Robotics?

2. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?

3. What is the name of the general manager that takes Gloria’s family on a tour of a robot manufacturing company in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

4. What word, used to describe Robbie in Chapter One, “Robbie,” means cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness?

5. In the beginning of “Runaround,” Donovan informs Powell that Speedy has been gone for how many hours?

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