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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 - The Evitable Conflict.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Calvin tells the interviewer that when she was born what had come to an end in “Evidence”?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Nationalism.
(d) Communism.

2. Who tested Dave before he left the factory in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) Powell.
(b) Gerald Black.
(c) Dr. Calvin.
(d) Donovan.

3. The area of the Tropic Region covers how many square miles in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) 1,700,000,000.
(b) 7,500,000.
(c) 4,000,000.
(d) 22,000,000.

4. The company that has propositioned U.S. Robot in “Escape!” has promised how much money to U.S. Robot if there is a solution to their problem, plus the costs of construction?
(a) $1,000,000.
(b) $500,000.
(c) $200,000.
(d) $100,000.

5. 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 read human minds.
(b) Having to control the telescope.
(c) Having to save a human life.
(d) Having to control six robots in an emergency.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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. 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?

5. Powell tells Cutie that he will be back on Earth in about how much time in “Reason”?

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