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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Donovan suggest the ship be sent in the end of “Escape!”?
(a) The U.S. Military.
(b) The Canadian Military.
(c) U.S. Robots.
(d) Consolidated Robots.

2. Dr. Calvin reveals that the man who Stephen Byerley hit in the crowd was what in “Evidence”?
(a) A Republican.
(b) A robot.
(c) A judge.
(d) A spy.

3. Dr. Calvin tells the interviewer that when she was born what had come to an end in “Evidence”?
(a) Communism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Nationalism.
(d) Christianity.

4. Who causes Herbie to self-destruct in “Liar!”?
(a) Powell.
(b) Calvin.
(c) Bogert.
(d) Speedy.

5. Gerald Black informs Dr. Calvin and others that the locks where in the trading ship have been tampered with in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) Compartment 14.
(b) Compartment C.
(c) Compartment D.
(d) Compartment 10.

6. What is the missing robot referred to as in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) Speedy.
(b) Nestor 10.
(c) Cutie.
(d) Herby.

7. What Director of Research does the Co-ordinator say he’s spoken to about the Machines in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) Michael Ashe.
(b) Vincent Silver.
(c) James Powell.
(d) Dr. Quinn.

8. What does Donovan do when the ship returns to Earth in “Escape!”?
(a) Kisses the ground.
(b) Calls his wife.
(c) Calls his mother.
(d) Prays to God.

9. Lanning is known to be over how old in “Escape!”?
(a) 85.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 48.

10. Who is the head of mechanics and manufacturing at U.S. Robots in “Liar!”?
(a) Ashe.
(b) Lanning.
(c) Bogert.
(d) Powell.

11. Who is the young head of the physics department of the Hyperatomic Drive Project in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) Stephen Byerley.
(b) Gerald Black.
(c) Pollack.
(d) Francis Quinn.

12. What is Ashe’s first name in the novel?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Milton.
(c) James.
(d) Mark.

13. How long does it take Dr. Calvin to interview all of the robots in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 hours.

14. What medieval curiosity does the narrator say the Co-ordinator has in his private study in "The Evitable Conflict"?
(a) A guillotine.
(b) A chandelier.
(c) A fireplace.
(d) A torch-holder.

15. Herbie has developed the ability to do what in “Liar!”?
(a) Detect gold.
(b) Create man.
(c) Create an atomic transporter.
(d) Read human minds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days have Donovan and Powell been on the ship when the encounter the interstellar jump in “Escape!”?

2. How many years have passed between the end of “Catch That Rabbit” and the beginning of “Liar!”?

3. What Latin theatrical term does Dr. Calvin refer to in “The Evitable Conflict”?

4. The robots in “Little Lost Robot” have been programmed with a modified version of the First Law, removing what provision?

5. Who confronts Dr. Lanning with his theory that Stephen Byerley is a robot in “Evidence”?

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