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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is “heading straight dead center across the Earth beam” in “Reason”?
(a) A lost planet.
(b) A black hole.
(c) A giant asteroid.
(d) An electron storm.

2. The subordinate robots in “Reason” believe that Cutie is what?
(a) God.
(b) A prophet.
(c) A dog.
(d) A human.

3. According to the narrator in “Catch That Rabbit,” what is the unwritten motto of U.S. Robot and Mechanical Men Corporation?
(a) “No employee speaks to the robots.”
(b) “No employee is a robot.”
(c) “No employee makes the same mistake twice.”
(d) “No employee leaves base alone.”

4. What does Powell install in his office wall in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) An onyx plate.
(b) A visual simulator.
(c) A visiplate.
(d) A telescope.

5. What refers to the type of space suits worn by Powell and Donovan in “Runaround”?
(a) Technosuits.
(b) Inulasuits.
(c) Mercosuits.
(d) Insosuits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gloria is playing what game with Robbie in the beginning of Chapter One, "Robbie”?

2. The narrator of the Introduction states that he had spent how many days at U.S. Robots?

3. According to Donovan in “Runaround,” he sent Speedy to the nearest mining pool which was how many miles away from Donovan and Powell’s location in “Runaround”?

4. Who does Susan Calvin refer to as a "mind-reading robot” in the end of “Catch That Rabbit”?

5. How long have Powell and Donovan been on Mercury in the beginning of “Runaround”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is established through the exposition in the Introduction? Who are the characters that are first introduced?

2. What breakdown in the Three Laws of Robotics is indicated in “Runaround”?

3. What is the conflict established in the beginning of “Catch That Rabbit”?

4. What do Donovan and Powell discover about the robots’ behavior when they are not knowingly being observed in “Catch That Rabbit”?

5. What news does Donovan relate to Powell in the beginning of “Runaround”?

6. What is established about the capacity of robots in “Robbie”? What is foreshadowed in the story?

7. What theme is introduced in “Runaround”?

8. What theme is established in the book’s Introduction?

9. What principle purpose does the Introduction of I, Robot serve?

10. What ultimatum does Gloria give Robbie in the beginning of “Robbie”? How does he respond?

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