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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Co-ordinator say the Hydroponics plant has been laying men off in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) Belaria.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Tientsin.
(d) Almaden.

2. What is Bogert’s first name in the novel?
(a) Peter.
(b) James.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Paul.

3. When does Dr. Calvin say that Stephen Byerley died in “Evidence”?
(a) 4 years ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 2 years ago.
(d) 1 year ago.

4. How many days have Donovan and Powell been on the ship when the encounter the interstellar jump in “Escape!”?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

5. What is the name of the elderly head of U.S. Robots in the novel?
(a) Ashe.
(b) Lanning.
(c) Donovan.
(d) Quinn.

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

7. The robots in “Little Lost Robot” have been programmed with a modified version of the First Law, removing what provision?
(a) A robot will follow human commands.
(b) A robot will save itself from harm.
(c) A robot will not let a human come to harm.
(d) A robot will kill others.

8. What robot model is Herbie in “Liar!”?
(a) PP-19.
(b) RB-34.
(c) DV-5.
(d) SPD-15.

9. What does the Co-ordinator say “reports an overproduction of twenty thousand long tons” in the beginning of “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) World Copper.
(b) World Gold.
(c) World Steel.
(d) World Silver.

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

11. What Latin theatrical term does Dr. Calvin refer to in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Omniscient narrator.
(c) Deus ex machina.
(d) Protagonist.

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

13. When did a new social atmosphere in France tumble first the Bourbons and, eventually, the Hapsburgs, according to the Co-ordinator in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1665.
(c) 1911.
(d) 2051.

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

15. Who saves Dr. Calvin from being attacked by the robot in the end of “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) The Brain.
(b) Gerald Black.
(c) Dr. Lanning.
(d) Bogert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the population of the Tropic Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?

2. Susan Calvin says in “Little Lost Robot” that her first connection with interstellar research was in what year?

3. What character in “Evidence” is described as maimed and crippled?

4. What is the population of the Eastern Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?

5. The area of the Tropic Region covers how many square miles in “The Evitable Conflict”?

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