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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 - Little Lost Robot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title did Susan Calvin hold at U.S. Robots, according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) “Roboanthropologist.”
(b) “Robopsychologist.”
(c) “President of Mathematics.”
(d) “Director of Marketing.”

2. Who causes Herbie to self-destruct in “Liar!”?
(a) Speedy.
(b) Bogert.
(c) Calvin.
(d) Powell.

3. As they're being dug out, Powell explains to Donovan that Dave's personal initiative circuitry was overwhelmed by what in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) Having to save a human life.
(b) Having to control the telescope.
(c) Having to read human minds.
(d) Having to control six robots in an emergency.

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

5. What is the atomic drive to power interstellar travel referred to as in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) The Brain's Ship.
(b) The Subsidiary Drive.
(c) The Converter Drive.
(d) The Hyperatomic Drive.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The Interviewer says that it has been how many years since the hyperactomic motor was invented in “Little Lost Robot”?

4. How much time passes between “Runaround” and “Reason”?

5. What robot model is Herbie in “Liar!”?

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