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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) Donovan.
(b) Dr. Calvin.
(c) Powell.
(d) Gerald Black.

2. What word from the Introduction refers to excessive growth or accumulation of any kind?
(a) Mosterity.
(b) Hypertrophy.
(c) Introphy.
(d) Interability.

3. What is the third of the Three Laws of Robotics?
(a) A robot must strive to supersede authority from humankind when necessary.
(b) A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
(c) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the other two Laws.
(d) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

4. According to the narrator in “Catch That Rabbit,” Powell had once jumped out of the window of a burning house dressed only in shorts and carrying what book?
(a) “The New York Magazine.”
(b) “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe.”
(c) “Jane Eyre.”
(d) “Handbook of Robotics.”

5. What city do Gloria’s parents take her to visit in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Miami.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Gloria’s father in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

2. How far across does Powell tell Cutie the space station is in “Reason”?

3. In what year did Susan Calvin obtain her bachelor’s degree, according to the narrator of the Introduction?

4. How tall is Dave in “Catch That Rabbit”?

5. The subordinate robots in “Reason” believe that Cutie is what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Donovan discover when he goes to check the Converter in “Reason”?

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

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

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

6. What do the characters of Donovan and Powell represent symbolically in I, Robot?

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

8. How is the robot Cutie described in the beginning of “Reason”? What objective does he state in the beginning of the story?

9. Where are Donovan and Powell in the beginning of “Reason”? How much time has elapsed since “Runaround”?

10. What is foreshadowed in the plot of “Runaround”?

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