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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 is the first of the Three Laws of Robotics?
(a) A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
(b) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
(c) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the other two Laws.
(d) A robot must strive to supersede authority from humankind when necessary.

2. What do the robots in “Catch That Rabbit” begin doing when they are supposedly unobserved by Powell and Donovan at the mines?
(a) Singing.
(b) Kneeling and praying.
(c) Climbing the mountain.
(d) Marching in unison.

3. The narrator of the Introduction states that he had spent how many days at U.S. Robots?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. How long does it take Dr. Calvin to interview all of the robots in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 5 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Susan Calvin obtain her bachelor’s degree, according to the narrator of the Introduction?

2. How many robots work under Dave in “Catch That Rabbit”?

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

4. 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”?

5. On how many occasions has Donovan watched the ore-mining robots on their shift in the beginning of “Catch That Rabbit”?

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