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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Calvin says in the end of “Evidence” that when Stephen Byerley decided to die, he had himself what?
(a) Buried at sea.
(b) Atomized.
(c) Cremated.
(d) Sent to the moon.

2. Powell and Donovan liken the experience of crossing the interstellar jump to what in “Escape!”?
(a) Being drunk.
(b) Having a nightmare.
(c) Being dead.
(d) Doing drugs.

3. What is The Brain’s answer when given the question: “If one and a half chickens lay one and a half eggs in one and a half days, how many eggs will nine chickens lay in nine days?”
(a) 29.
(b) 54.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

4. The company that has propositioned U.S. Robot in “Escape!” has promised how much money to U.S. Robot if there is a solution to their problem, plus the costs of construction?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $200,000.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $1,000,000.

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

6. What is Lanning’s first name in the novel?
(a) Peter.
(b) Winfred.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Michael.

7. Calvin and Bogert are brought to the base because one of their robots of what model has disappeared in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) PQ-1.
(b) NS-2.
(c) NR-3.
(d) SPT-2.

8. How long does The Brain say it will take to build a ship in “Escape!”?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 1 year.

9. What numbered robot does Dr. Calvin ask if it were in the “Radiation Room of Building Two about four hours ago”?
(a) 1.
(b) 19.
(c) 28.
(d) 67.

10. The food supplies on the ship made by The Brain consist solely of what, in “Escape!”?
(a) Rice and Milk.
(b) Milk and beans.
(c) Cereal and water.
(d) Tang and TV dinners.

11. The company that has propositioned U.S. Robot in “Escape!” has promised how much money to U.S. Robot if there is no solution to their problem but U.S. Robot can tell them the missing factors?
(a) $400,000.
(b) $200,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $100,000.

12. The only visible control or monitor built by The Brain is one that displays distance traveled in what, in “Escape!”?
(a) Millimeters.
(b) Microns.
(c) Parsecs.
(d) Decibels.

13. How many of the new NS-2s have been released in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) 10.
(b) 45.
(c) 63.
(d) 89.

14. Susan Calvin takes Herbie two kinds of books in “Liar!” What is the second type of books?
(a) Romance novels.
(b) Shakespearean plays.
(c) Postmodern dramas.
(d) Mystery novels.

15. What title has Lanning taken in “Escape!”?
(a) Director-Emeritus of Marketing.
(b) Director-Emeritus of Research.
(c) Director-Emeritus of Mathematics.
(d) Director-Emeritus of Communications.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the missing robot referred to as in “Little Lost Robot”?

2. Where does the Co-ordinator say the Hydroponics plant has been laying men off in “The Evitable Conflict”?

3. What robot model is Herbie in “Liar!”?

4. When Lanning and Calvin interview Byerley, he consumes what to disprove Quinn’s theory in “Evidence”?

5. According to Calvin in “Liar!,” the kind of harm referred to in the First Law is expanding to include the concept of what in Herbie?

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