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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. Ashe reveals to Calvin that he is preparing to do what in “Liar!”?
(a) Quit his job.
(b) Go to war.
(c) Have a baby.
(d) Get married.

2. What expletive does Donovan remark upon hearing of Cutie’s skepticism in “Reason”?
(a) “Molten Mercury.”
(b) “Maddening Mars.”
(c) “Sizzling Saturn.”
(d) “Pulsing Pluto.”

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

4. What is Lanning’s first name in the novel?
(a) Winfred.
(b) Peter.
(c) Michael.
(d) Alfred.

5. Calvin and Bogert are brought to the base because one of their robots of what model has disappeared in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) PQ-1.
(b) NS-2.
(c) SPT-2.
(d) NR-3.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?

2. Who saves Dr. Calvin from being attacked by the robot in the end of “Little Lost Robot”?

3. Gerald Black informs Dr. Calvin and others that the locks where in the trading ship have been tampered with in “Little Lost Robot”?

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

5. How many human executives are assigned to each space mining station according to Powell in “Reason”?

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