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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. Who tested Dave before he left the factory in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) Gerald Black.
(b) Donovan.
(c) Dr. Calvin.
(d) Powell.
2. What does Donovan spit on causing conflict in “Reason”?
(a) The Flexor.
(b) The L-tube.
(c) The P-scope.
(d) The Monolith.
3. What temperature is Robbie’s metal skin kept at by high resistance coils in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 75 degrees.
(b) 96.8 degrees.
(c) 70 degrees.
(d) 92.8 degrees.
4. In the beginning of “Runaround,” Donovan informs Powell that Speedy has been gone for how many hours?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.
5. What is the model of the robot that Speedy is in “Runaround”?
(a) SPD-13.
(b) DV-5.
(c) SPD-2.
(d) SPP-11.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is the company U. S. Robot and Mechanical Men, Inc. in the Introduction?
2. The narrator states in “Runaround” that it is one of Gregory Powell’s favorite platitudes that nothing is to be gained from what?
3. What city do Gloria’s parents take her to visit in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
4. In what year does Susan Calvin say that the mobile speaking robot was invented in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
5. What year is it in the Introduction to the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is discovered about the earlier generation robots in “Runaround”?
2. What breakdown in the Three Laws of Robotics is indicated in “Runaround”?
3. What ultimatum does Gloria give Robbie in the beginning of “Robbie”? How does he respond?
4. What news does Donovan relate to Powell in the beginning of “Runaround”?
5. What principle purpose does the Introduction of I, Robot serve?
6. What is indicated about the personality of Dr. Susan Calvin in the Introduction?
7. How is the theme of faith explored in “Reason”?
8. What is implied about the Interviewer in the book’s Introduction? Why is this significant?
9. What conclusion does Donovan reach upon observing the robots’ behavior in “Catch That Rabbit”? What does Powell conclude?
10. Where are Donovan and Powell in the beginning of “Reason”? How much time has elapsed since “Runaround”?
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