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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Baley warned about during his trimensic call?
(a) The difficulty of getting past robots.
(b) The danger of listening devices.
(c) The slander laws of Aurora.
(d) The police force of Aurora.

3. What does Amadiro think about the Auroran society?
(a) It is adequate to expand colonization.
(b) It is emotionally more advanced than others.
(c) It is the best of the Spacer worlds.
(d) It is the last hope for the Spacer worlds.

4. Why does Gladia think no one really cares about Jander?
(a) Because he ignored the three rules.
(b) Because he was flawed.
(c) Because he knew too much.
(d) Because she is a Solarian.

5. What possibility makes Daneel's testimony that Fastolfe is innocent of little use?
(a) If Fastolfe erased parts of Daneel's memory.
(b) If Fastolfe had coached Daneel to say that.
(c) If Fastolfe ordered Daneel not to consider him guilty.
(d) If Fastolfe kept everything secret from Daneel.

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

7. How does Baley introduce his theory about Amadiro?
(a) He says that Amadiro is in league with Vasilia.
(b) He sas that Amadiro was limited by the three laws.
(c) He says that Amadiro masterminded the tampering with his airfoil.
(d) He says that Amadiro has the most to gain by Jander's death.

8. Why does Baley suddenly realize Amadiro stalled him in his office?
(a) To give him time to make up an alibi.
(b) To make him miss his transportation.
(c) To make him have to face the storm.
(d) To make him miss his appointment with Fastolfe.

9. Baley vaguely aware of what as he regains consciousness after being caught in the storm?
(a) A woman and Giskard.
(b) Gremionis and a robot.
(c) Vasilia and a doctor.
(d) Fastolfe and Daneel.

10. What does Baley promise Gremionis he will try?
(a) To reward him for his help.
(b) to do his best to keep him out of trouble.
(c) To keep his name out of conversations.
(d) To put in a good word with Gladia.

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

12. What does Vasilia threaten to do against Fastolfe?
(a) Go public if she must.
(b) Take him to court.
(c) Burn his papers.
(d) Kill him.

13. Why does Baley say the RIA needs Daneel, the only living humaniform robot?
(a) To hold him until Fastolfe agrees to make more.
(b) To make him get information from Fastolfe.
(c) To study how he is constructed.
(d) To keep him from taking over Aurora.

14. What is Gremionis's job?
(a) He is an artist.
(b) He is a roboticist.
(c) He is a psychologist.
(d) He is a linguist.

15. What gives Baley the idea that something is up involving a third person?
(a) Daneel's assurance that everything is fine.
(b) Giskard's refusal to speak.
(c) Gremionis's fear of retribution.
(d) Vasilia's nervousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens between Baley and Gladia?

2. What does Baley say he is trying to find out about Vasilia?

3. What does Baley observe on Aurora that resemble things on Earth?

4. Why does Fastolfe reject Vasilia's advances?

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

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