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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Baley point out could potentially cause the RIA's plan to expand the Galaxy with robots to fail?
(a) If the robots refuse to help.
(b) If they cannot produce the robots.
(c) If they can do without robots on Aurora.
(d) If they cannot control the robots.

2. What is the only good thing Gladia mentions about Solaria, her home planet?
(a) Great theater.
(b) Job opportunities.
(c) Lots of space.
(d) Walks in nature.

3. What indicates to Baley that humans on Aurora do not really think of robots as equals?
(a) Robots are denied political office.
(b) Robots are made to be servants.
(c) Humans make the robots stand in niches.
(d) Robots are given ugly uniforms.

4. What is Amadiro gleefully planning to do?
(a) Take over Fastolfe's lab.
(b) to destroy Fastolfe's political power.
(c) Marry Vasilia.
(d) Send Baley back to Earth.

5. Rejected by Vasilia, to whom does Gremionis turn to offer his affections?
(a) Giskard.
(b) Susan Calvin.
(c) Daneel.
(d) Gladia.

6. What is clear about the breakdown of the airfoil?
(a) It resulted from tampering at the RIA.
(b) It is an older model.
(c) It fails during electrical storms.
(d) It has run out of fuel.

7. What does Giskard claim he has when Baley asks Daneel a political question?
(a) A friend who knows all about Auroran politics.
(b) An order not to talk about politics.
(c) More knowledge of Auroran politics.
(d) Books on Auroran politics.

8. Who wants to have a relationship with Gladia?
(a) Daneel.
(b) Vasilia.
(c) Gremionis.
(d) Fastolfe.

9. What does Baley know wIll happen if he fails to prove Fastolfe did not destroy Jander?
(a) Future expansion by any king will be prevented.
(b) The RIA will be prevented from taking over Aurora.
(c) Humans will be prevented from expanding into the Galaxy.
(d) Robots will be prevented from expanding into the Galaxy.

10. What does Baley observe on Aurora that resemble things on Earth?
(a) Escalators.
(b) The design of official protocol.
(c) Methods of communication.
(d) Trappings proper to officialdom.

11. What does Baley think might be the reason Gladia slept with him?
(a) Loneliness for Jander.
(b) An attempt to find out what he knows.
(c) Pity for a poor Earthman.
(d) To see if he remembers Solaria.

12. What fact causes Baley to doubt his ability to do detective work on Aurora?
(a) He understands so little of the culture.
(b) He has no legal authority there.
(c) He does not understand their language.
(d) He is limited by time.

13. What does Baley theorize about future robotic family groups?
(a) They may one day displace humans.
(b) They may one day learn how to reproduce.
(c) They may not want to go into space.
(d) They may become jealous of humans.

14. At what point is aggression removed from inhabitants of Aurora?
(a) During elementary education.
(b) During adolescence.
(c) During their sleep.
(d) During the embryonic stage.

15. What causes Baley to overcome his fear of being out in the storm?
(a) Shame of appearing weak before the robots.
(b) Thinking about Gladia.
(c) Allowing Daneel to leave without him.
(d) A post-hypnotic suggestion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gremionis's job?

2. What does Vasilia think of Earth sentiments?

3. From Gremionis's house, who does Baley call?

4. What are the moral standards now back on Earth?

5. How does Amadiro describe the founders of Aurora?

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