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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 the atomic drive to power interstellar travel referred to as in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) The Converter Drive.
(b) The Subsidiary Drive.
(c) The Hyperatomic Drive.
(d) The Brain's Ship.

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

3. The personality instilled in The Brain is described as being like what?
(a) A woman.
(b) A dog.
(c) A man.
(d) A child.

4. Ashe reveals to Calvin that he is preparing to do what in “Liar!”?
(a) Have a baby.
(b) Get married.
(c) Go to war.
(d) Quit his job.

5. The area of the Tropic Region covers how many square miles in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) 22,000,000.
(b) 1,700,000,000.
(c) 7,500,000.
(d) 4,000,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lanning is known to be over how old in “Escape!”?

2. What does Dr. Calvin call out over her shoulder to the press as she leaves the public rally in “Evidence”?

3. Susan Calvin says in “Little Lost Robot” that her first connection with interstellar research was in what year?

4. Herbie reads Calvin’s thoughts and discovers that she is attracted to whom in “Liar!”?

5. What is Bogert’s first name in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does The Brain reach upon analyzing all of the data in “Escape!”? Why does this concern Dr. Calvin?

2. Where are Dr. Calvin and Dr. Bogert in the beginning of “Little Lost Robot”? Who greets them?

3. How does Stephen Byerley attempt to disprove the allegation against him in the interview with Calvin and Lanning in “Evidence”? How does Dr. Calvin respond?

4. What does Stephen Byerley tell Dr. Calvin and Dr. Lanning upon their departure from the interview in “Evidence”?

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

6. What do Calvin and Bogert discover to be the reason behind the missing robot in “Little Lost Robot”?

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

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

9. What is decided as the course of action among the executives in the beginning of “Escape!”?

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

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