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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it in the Introduction to the novel?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1919.
(c) 2089.
(d) 2057.

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

3. According to the narrator in “Reason,” there are strict laws against what on Earth?
(a) Nuclear power plants.
(b) Robots.
(c) Illicit drugs.
(d) Atomic bombs.

4. Who is the narrator in the Introduction of I, Robot?
(a) Mrs. Weston.
(b) Powell.
(c) The Interviewer.
(d) Robbie.

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

6. Powell tells Cutie that he will be back on Earth in about how much time in “Reason”?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 week.

7. What term refers to a deductive inference consisting of two premises and a conclusion, all of which are categorical propositions.?
(a) Syllogism.
(b) Irony.
(c) Cataclysm.
(d) Paradox.

8. According to the narrator in the Introduction, the first mobile robot equipped with a voice was destined for the projected mines where?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Venus.
(c) Uranus.
(d) Mercury.

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

10. On how many occasions has Donovan watched the ore-mining robots on their shift in the beginning of “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

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

12. What is Speedy mining for when he disappears in “Runaround”?
(a) Calcium.
(b) Selenium.
(c) Silver.
(d) Magnesium.

13. Cutie refers to what as “the Master” in “Reason”?
(a) The Space Ship.
(b) The Sun.
(c) The Television.
(d) The Energy Converter.

14. What does Powell install in his office wall in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) A visiplate.
(b) A telescope.
(c) A visual simulator.
(d) An onyx plate.

15. How tall is Dave in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 6 feet.
(c) 3 feet.
(d) 7 feet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Second Mercury Expedition was financed in part by U.S. Robots and in part by whom, according to Susan Calvin?

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

4. What does Donovan spit on causing conflict in “Reason”?

5. What city do Gloria’s parents take her to visit in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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