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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the Co-ordinator say is two months behind schedule in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) The Erie Canal.
(b) The Pan-American Canal.
(c) The South African Canal.
(d) The Mexican Canal.

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

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

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

7. 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) $200,000.
(b) $1,000,000.
(c) $400,000.
(d) $100,000.

8. Who is the military officer in charge of the experiments in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) Major-General Lanning.
(b) Major-General Kallner.
(c) Major-General Weston.
(d) Major-General Quinn.

9. The Interviewer says that it has been how many years since the hyperactomic motor was invented in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

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

11. 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) 12.
(c) 54.
(d) 29.

12. When did Stephen Byerley first enter public office, according to Dr. Calvin in “Evidence”?
(a) 2032.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2050.
(d) 1999.

13. In what year did the Regions of Earth form a Federation, according to Dr. Calvin in “Evidence”?
(a) 2044.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2061.
(d) 1999.

14. 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) $1,000,000.
(b) $200,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $500,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The only visible control or monitor built by The Brain is one that displays distance traveled in what, in “Escape!”?

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

3. The Brain is described as being a globe that is how big?

4. The Interviewer claims that after Susan Calvin the story of “Liar!,” it was how many days until he could get to see her again?

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

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