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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Baley think he might be caught in a hoax?
(a) Because Daneel seems strange.
(b) Because Aurora looks so much like Earth.
(c) Because he has been locked away.
(d) Because Giskard is just an appliance.

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

3. How does Fastolfe suggest Baley recall the idea that got away from him before he fell asleep?
(a) By calling an astrologer.
(b) By putting it out of his mind for a while.
(c) By using a Psychic Probe.
(d) By taking reverse steps.

4. When Baley and Fastolfe meet again, what do they discuss?
(a) Society's obsessions and the risks of this mission.
(b) The need for better communication.
(c) The differences between them.
(d) Their respective families.

5. What is a noticeable prejudice among a majority of Earth people?
(a) Travel to Space.
(b) Humanoid robotics.
(c) The use of robots.
(d) Working on the Outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Baley's wife's fear about his trip to Aurora?

2. Where does Baley often find himself in order to fulfill his mission?

3. Who reacts quickly to rescue Baley from a situation during the ship's descent?

4. Why do most Aurorans want to send humaniform robots to colonize other planets?

5. How does Demacheck feel about Baley's investigation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the case Baley is called upon to solve on planet Aurora?

2. How does Baley have to deal with Daneel in conversation?

3. What indicates how life-like the humaniform robots are?

4. What are Earth cities like at the time of the novel?

5. What does Baley miss completely about the robot Giskard?

6. In what way did Fastolfe go against tradition to raise his daughter, Vasilia?

7. Explain Dr. Susan Calvin's theory about the effect of telling a telepathic robot to lie.

8. Define the line of questioning for which Baley gets no information from the robots who are guarding him.

9. How do Vasilia and her sister, Lumen, differ politically from their father?

10. Explain why Gladia rejects Baley's theory that Gremionis destroyed Jander out of jealousy.

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