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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The subordinate robots in “Reason” believe that Cutie is what?
(a) God.
(b) A prophet.
(c) A dog.
(d) A human.

2. Who had first taken out incorporation papers for U. S. Robot and Mechanical Men, Inc., according to the narrator in the Introduction?
(a) Stephen Byerley.
(b) Lawrence Robertson.
(c) Francis Quinn.
(d) Major-General Kallner.

3. In what year was Susan Calvin born?
(a) 1982.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1999.

4. Cutie refers to humans such as Powell and Donovan as being what, in “Reason”?
(a) Jovial.
(b) God-like.
(c) Superior.
(d) Makeshift.

5. What is the character of Powell’s first name?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Michael.
(c) Abe.
(d) Gregory.

6. What does Donovan suggest putting on Cutie’s joints in order to short-circuit him in “Reason”?
(a) Apple juice.
(b) Sulfuric acid.
(c) Phosphate.
(d) Nitric acid.

7. What temperature is Robbie’s metal skin kept at by high resistance coils in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 92.8 degrees.
(b) 70 degrees.
(c) 75 degrees.
(d) 96.8 degrees.

8. According to Donovan in “Runaround,” he sent Speedy to the nearest mining pool which was how many miles away from Donovan and Powell’s location in “Runaround”?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 17.

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

10. What word, used to describe Robbie in Chapter One, “Robbie,” means cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness?
(a) Mediocrity.
(b) Alacrity.
(c) Stubbornness.
(d) Irony.

11. What is “heading straight dead center across the Earth beam” in “Reason”?
(a) A giant asteroid.
(b) A black hole.
(c) An electron storm.
(d) A lost planet.

12. At the point of the novel’s Introduction, Susan Calvin is how old?
(a) 75.
(b) 62.
(c) 89.
(d) 25.

13. What is the character of Donovan’s first name?
(a) Abe.
(b) Michael.
(c) Irwin.
(d) Gregory.

14. What is the name of the dog that Gloria’s parents give her when Robbie is sent away in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Champ.
(b) Sparky.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Lucky.

15. The narrator states in “Runaround” that it is one of Gregory Powell’s favorite platitudes that nothing is to be gained from what?
(a) Worry.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Deep thought.
(d) Excitement.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Dave in “Catch That Rabbit”?

2. What word from the Introduction refers to excessive growth or accumulation of any kind?

3. What expletive does Donovan remark upon hearing of Cutie’s skepticism in “Reason”?

4. What refers to the type of space suits worn by Powell and Donovan in “Runaround”?

5. How old does the narrator of the Introduction claim to be?

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