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

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

3. What title has Lanning taken in “Escape!”?
(a) Director-Emeritus of Communications.
(b) Director-Emeritus of Mathematics.
(c) Director-Emeritus of Marketing.
(d) Director-Emeritus of Research.

4. Who does the Major-General say he is responsible to in an argument with Dr. Calvin in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) The U.S. President.
(b) The World Co-ordinator.
(c) His men.
(d) Dr. Lanning.

5. What is Lanning’s first name in the novel?
(a) Winfred.
(b) Michael.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?”

2. Bogert asks Dr. Calvin if they could find the lost robot by questioning the robots about what in “Little Lost Robot”?

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

4. Dr. Calvin reveals that the man who Stephen Byerley hit in the crowd was what in “Evidence”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What thought does Herbie read of Dr. Calvin’s in “Liar!”?

2. What is asked by the Sub-Coordinator of the European Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?

3. How does Dr. Calvin react to the information about the modified First Law in the robots in “Little Lost Robot”?

4. What is the basis of Dr. Calvin’s fear of the robots and their capabilities in “Little Lost Robot”?

5. What types of books does Dr. Calvin bring to Herbie in “Liar!” Which does he prefer?

6. What is the conclusion of I, Robot as seen in “The Evitable Conflict”?

7. How does the story “Liar!” mark a turning point in I, Robot?

8. What proposition has been posed to U.S. Robots in the beginning of “Escape!”?

9. What is related of the Northern Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?

10. What information does Francis Quinn present to Dr. Lanning in the beginning of “Evidence”?

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