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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) $100,000.
(b) $400,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $200,000.

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

3. Who is the son of the founder of U.S. Robot and Mechanical Men Corporation?
(a) Lanning.
(b) Robertson.
(c) Donovan.
(d) Jameson.

4. What is the character of Levver’s first name in the novel?
(a) Michael.
(b) John.
(c) Abe.
(d) Peter.

5. Bogert is the head of what department at U.S. Robots in the novel?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Customer Service.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Marketing.

6. 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) 14.
(b) 29.
(c) 54.
(d) 12.

7. Herbie reads Calvin’s thoughts and discovers that she is attracted to whom in “Liar!”?
(a) Powell.
(b) Donovan.
(c) Speedy.
(d) Ashe.

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

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

10. What is the Capital of the European Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) Rome.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Paris.
(d) Geneva.

11. Dr. Calvin is almost how old in the beginning of “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

12. The Eastern Region in “The Evitable Conflict” covers an area of how many square miles?
(a) 7,500,000.
(b) 1,700,000,000.
(c) 4,000,000.
(d) 500,000,000.

13. What is the Capital of the Eastern Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) New York.
(d) Shanghai.

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

15. What character in “Evidence” is described as maimed and crippled?
(a) Brian.
(b) John.
(c) Andrew.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Calvin tells the interviewer that when she was born what had come to an end in “Evidence”?

2. Calvin and Bogert are brought to the base because one of their robots of what model has disappeared in “Little Lost Robot”?

3. As Byerley begins to speak at a public rally in “Evidence,” an unkempt looking man charges the stage and demands that Byerley do what?

4. What does Donovan do when the ship returns to Earth in “Escape!”?

5. What is the name of a group of non-religious, anti-robot activists in “Evidence”?

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