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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 - Escape!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Donovan and Powell first locate Speedy in “Runaround,” Donovan describes him as sounding what?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Sad.

2. According to Donovan in “Catch That Rabbit,” if the robots don’t pass the tests on the asteroid, U.S. Robots will lose how many credits in cash?
(a) 2 billion.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 10 million.

3. How long has Donovan been on paid vacation in the beginning of “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 6 months.

4. How many days have Donovan and Powell been on the ship when the encounter the interstellar jump in “Escape!”?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 year.

5. What is the character of Levver’s first name in the novel?
(a) Peter.
(b) John.
(c) Abe.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in “Runaround” that it is one of Gregory Powell’s favorite platitudes that nothing is to be gained from what?

2. What term refers to a deductive inference consisting of two premises and a conclusion, all of which are categorical propositions.?

3. What is The Brain’s answer when given the question: “If one and a half chickens lay one and a half eggs in one and a half days, how many eggs will nine chickens lay in nine days?”

4. The company that has propositioned U.S. Robot in “Escape!” has promised how much money to U.S. Robot if there is no solution to their problem but U.S. Robot can tell them the missing factors?

5. What do the robots in “Catch That Rabbit” begin doing when they are supposedly unobserved by Powell and Donovan at the mines?

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