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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Fastolfe's explanation for Jander's demise?
(a) A rare electrical surge.
(b) An extremely rare spontaneous event.
(c) A fanatic humaniform hater.
(d) A malfunction of Jander's circuitry.

2. What must Baley prove about Fastolfe according to Demacheck?
(a) That he is innocent of murdering a humaniform robot.
(b) That he secretly hates all humaniform robots.
(c) That he is the one who murdered the humaniform robot.
(d) That he masterminds the murder of humaniform robots.

3. Whose existence may also be in danger since the dismantling of Jander?
(a) Fastolfe's.
(b) Daneel's.
(c) Giskard's.
(d) Baley's.

4. Who brings Baley the astrosimulator of his own volition?
(a) The ship's captain.
(b) Daneel.
(c) Fastolfe.
(d) Giskard.

5. What does Dr. Susan Calvin say violates the First Law of robotics?
(a) White lies.
(b) Bad programming.
(c) Short circuits.
(d) Telepathy.

6. What had brought Baley and Fastolfe together three years earlier?
(a) The murder of Fastolfe's assistant.
(b) The murder of Daneel's brother.
(c) The murder of Aurora's president.
(d) The murder of Daneel's creator.

7. Besides being ordered not to talk about Vasilia's separation from her father, what else can Giskard not discuss?
(a) What he knows about the Globalists.
(b) The other men in Vasilia's life.
(c) The minor changes Vasilia made on him.
(d) The way Vasilia eavesdrops on Fastole.

8. What does Baley ask Gladia to allow him to do?
(a) Take samples from Jander's body.
(b) Move Jander's body.
(c) Take photographs of Jander's body.
(d) Examine Jander's body.

9. What convenience is Baley said to have become a master at utilizing?
(a) The moveable sidewalk transportation system.
(b) The ability to talk in the Personals.
(c) Docking shuttles onto a spacecraft.
(d) Getting free food from the automat.

10. What are Auroran robots able to handle better than Earth robots?
(a) Personal service to humans.
(b) The Three Laws of Robotics.
(c) Piloting spacecraft.
(d) Complex situations.

11. As Baley falls asleep one night, what troubles him?
(a) That he might get killed in his sleep.
(b) That he really wants Gladia with him.
(c) That robots never sleep.
(d) An important idea that appears and vanishes.

12. What does Vasilia do when Baley asks if the Jander scandal is being used to manipulate Fastolfe?
(a) Turn white.
(b) Laugh in his face.
(c) Change the subject.
(d) Get up and walk out.

13. What brings Baley out of a deep sleep?
(a) A knocking on his door.
(b) Auroran chimes.
(c) Wake up drugs.
(d) Daneel shaking him gently.

14. What does Baley declare about Gremionis?
(a) He is Vasilia's lover.
(b) He has the means to destroy Jarden.
(c) He knows who killed Jarden.
(d) He is an RIA agent.

15. Fastole accused of what by refusing to create more humaniform robots?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Intellectual greed.
(c) Blackmail.
(d) Inability.

Short Answer Questions

1. What amenity is used to test Baley's ability to function on Aurora?

2. What is necessary for conversation to conform to the humaniform mindset?

3. What does Baley fail to get when questioning robots about Jander?

4. What role do Daneel and Giskard play in relationship to Baley?

5. What makes Earth humans likely candidates for future colonization according to Fastolfe?

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