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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are programmed into every robot?
(a) The Immutable Laws of Physics.
(b) Facts about all the inhabited worlds.
(c) The Laws of Robotics.
(d) Ways to disable themselves if they become a threat.

2. With what does Olivaw believe Earth inhabitants have problems?
(a) Planets that are hostile to robots.
(b) Being out in the open.
(c) Space travel.
(d) He has no opinion about earth dwellers.

3. How does Baley feel about going?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He does not want to go.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is indifferent.

4. What happens to Gruer as he is talking with Baley?
(a) He dies.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He is poisoned.
(d) He has a heart attack.

5. Where is Solaria?
(a) Near the outer limits of the Milky Way.
(b) In the Andromeda Galaxy.
(c) A place off world from Earth.
(d) A sanitarium on Earth.

6. What are in the outside areas of Earth?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A nuclear wasteland.
(c) Factories.
(d) Farms and mines.

7. Who does Gruer think is the murderer?
(a) He has no idea.
(b) Gladia's grown son.
(c) Gladia.
(d) Gladia's nephew's wife.

8. What does Baley realize about the Solaria's inhabitant's attitude towards Olivaw?
(a) They do not know he is a robot.
(b) They are indifferent.
(c) They are angry that a robot is sent to their home world.
(d) They like robots because they do not cause trouble.

9. How long does it take the robots to find Gladia after she faints?
(a) They find her immediately.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 1/2 hour.
(d) 28 hours.

10. What upsets Baley about the way he must question people on Solaria?
(a) That they only speak through mediators.
(b) That he cannot see them in person.
(c) That the tube distorts people's images.
(d) That he can only speak to them one on one in person.

11. What does Daneel think Gladia is trying to do?
(a) Welcome them.
(b) Make them look foolish.
(c) Manipulate them.
(d) Make them leave the planet.

12. What does the robot record?
(a) The hand of the killer.
(b) The victime acknowledging his death.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The back of the head of the killer.

13. Why is it unusual for a person from Earth to travel to Solaria?
(a) None has ever been there.
(b) It has an atmostphere based upon nitrogen.
(c) It is at war with Earth.
(d) It takes 20 Earth years to travel one way to Solaria.

14. What does Albert tell Baley he must do when he goes off world?
(a) Take his own rations.
(b) Take note of everything.
(c) Take his camera.
(d) Get all his innoculations.

15. Who is Gladia?
(a) The wife of the murder victim.
(b) The President's wife.
(c) The suspect in the murder case.
(d) A detective on Solaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since Gladia's husband has "seen" anyone besides herself?

2. About what is Baley nervous?

3. What happens to the evidence in the murder case?

4. How many Outer Worlds are there?

5. What does Gruer say about the Solarian's knowledge of humans?

(see the answer keys)

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