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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what year was Susan Calvin born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1982.
2. At the point of the novel’s Introduction, Susan Calvin is how old?
(a) 75.
(b) 62.
(c) 89.
(d) 25.
3. What is Gloria’s last name in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Weston.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Smith.
(d) James.
4. 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.
5. What word from the Introduction refers to excessive growth or accumulation of any kind?
(a) Mosterity.
(b) Hypertrophy.
(c) Interability.
(d) Introphy.
6. Powell refers to Cutie as a robot what in “Reason”?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Antagonist.
7. What is the name of the dog that Gloria’s parents give her when Robbie is sent away in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Sparky.
(b) Champ.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Lucky.
8. How tall is Dave in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) 6 feet.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 7 feet.
(d) 5 feet.
9. How old was Susan Calvin when she was part of the “particular Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction?
(a) 35.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.
10. How much does Dave weight in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) 2 tons.
(b) ½ ton.
(c) 1 ton.
(d) 500 pounds.
11. When did the First Mercury Expedition take place, according to the narrative?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2005.
(c) 1979.
(d) 2011.
12. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2025.
13. What is the character of Donovan’s first name?
(a) Abe.
(b) Michael.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Irwin.
14. In the beginning of “Runaround,” Donovan informs Powell that Speedy has been gone for how many hours?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.
15. Where is the officer’s room described as being located in “Reason”?
(a) Solar Station #3.
(b) Solar Station #2.
(c) Solar Station #13.
(d) Solar Station #5.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator states in “Runaround” that it is one of Gregory Powell’s favorite platitudes that nothing is to be gained from what?
2. Cutie refers to humans such as Powell and Donovan as being what, in “Reason”?
3. How many human executives are assigned to each space mining station according to Powell in “Reason”?
4. What year is it in the Introduction to the novel?
5. In what year was the Second Mercury Expedition sent out, according to Susan Calvin?
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