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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Mike Donovan’s hair in “Runaround”?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

2. How much does Dave weight in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) ½ ton.
(b) 1 ton.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 2 tons.

3. When Donovan and Powell first locate Speedy in “Runaround,” Donovan describes him as sounding what?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Drunk.

4. 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) 30.
(d) 35.

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

6. Donovan tells Powell that it’s time he got what out of his pants and went to work in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) His gun.
(b) The stick.
(c) His phone.
(d) The red tape.

7. When did the First Mercury Expedition take place, according to the narrative?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1979.

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

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

10. According to Donovan in “Catch That Rabbit,” if the robots don’t pass the tests on the asteroid, U.S. Robots will lose how many credits in cash?
(a) 10 million.
(b) 3 million.
(c) 2 billion.
(d) 100,000.

11. How old is Gloria in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

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

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

14. According to Powell, the first step of what is catching the rabbit in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) Eating pasta.
(b) Killing a rabbit.
(c) Eating rabbit mutton.
(d) Cooking rabbit stew.

15. What is Gloria’s last name in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Smith.
(b) James.
(c) Weston.
(d) Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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”?

3. What term refers to a deductive inference consisting of two premises and a conclusion, all of which are categorical propositions.?

4. Who is the narrator in the Introduction of I, Robot?

5. What story does Robbie plead for Gloria to tell him in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

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