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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bogert tell robot number fourteen will destroy his brain and kill him instantly in “Little Lost Robot”?

2. How many years have passed between the end of “Catch That Rabbit” and the beginning of “Liar!”?

3. The area of the Tropic Region covers how many square miles in “The Evitable Conflict”?

4. According to Calvin in “Liar!,” the kind of harm referred to in the First Law is expanding to include the concept of what in Herbie?

5. What Director of Research does the Co-ordinator say he’s spoken to about the Machines in “The Evitable Conflict”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Whom does Stephen Byerley care for secretly in “Evidence”? How does this character respond to the information about the interview?

3. What is related of the problems in the Tropic Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?

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

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

6. How are the Three Laws of Robotics explored thematically in “Little Lost Robot”?

7. What does Dr. Calvin tell The Brain about its coming project in “Escape!”?

8. What problem is presented in the beginning of “Little Lost Robot”?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the robot Dave in “Catch That Rabbit.” How is Dave different from Robbie and Cutie from the previous stories? What does Dave look like? What is the major conflict surrounding Dave in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the role of U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation in the novel. How is this company involved in the story of “Robbie”? What is related about the goals of the company by Dr. Susan Calvin? How does Calvin feel about U.S. Robotics upon retiring?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Three Laws of Robotics as an organizing principle and unifying theme for Asimov's works. What are the three laws, and what short story (included in I, Robot) first introduced them? How do the laws apply in the stories of the collection? What do they symbolize in our contemporary world?

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