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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the model of the robot that Speedy is in “Runaround”?
(a) SPP-11.
(b) SPD-2.
(c) SPD-13.
(d) DV-5.

2. Powell refers to Cutie as a robot what in “Reason”?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Descartes.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Antagonist.

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

4. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was made and sold in what year?
(a) 2025.
(b) 2005.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1996.

5. What does Donovan spit on causing conflict in “Reason”?
(a) The L-tube.
(b) The Flexor.
(c) The P-scope.
(d) The Monolith.

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) 1 week.
(d) 3 days.

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

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

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

10. What title did Susan Calvin hold at U.S. Robots, according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) “President of Mathematics.”
(b) “Robopsychologist.”
(c) “Roboanthropologist.”
(d) “Director of Marketing.”

11. What encyclopedia does the narrator mention in the novel’s Introduction?
(a) The Encyclopedia Tellurica.
(b) The Encyclopedia Britannica.
(c) The World Book Encyclopedia.
(d) The Encyclopedia of Mercury.

12. According to the narrator in “Catch That Rabbit,” what is the unwritten motto of U.S. Robot and Mechanical Men Corporation?
(a) “No employee leaves base alone.”
(b) “No employee makes the same mistake twice.”
(c) “No employee is a robot.”
(d) “No employee speaks to the robots.”

13. What city do Gloria’s parents take her to visit in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Miami.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

14. How old was Susan Calvin when she was part of the “particular Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Powell and Donovan found that out after they had been on the Station (in “Runaround”) for less than how long from in “Reason”?

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

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. How many years had passed between the First Mercury Expedition and the arrival of Donovan and Powell in “Runaround”?

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