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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 - Robbie.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does the narrator of the Introduction claim to be?
(a) 39.
(b) 19.
(c) 42.
(d) 32.

2. Who is the narrator in the Introduction of I, Robot?
(a) The Interviewer.
(b) Robbie.
(c) Powell.
(d) Mrs. Weston.

3. In what year does Susan Calvin say that the mobile speaking robot was invented in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2010.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2012.

4. What is the name of Gloria’s mother in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) Grace.
(b) Mary.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Sarah.

5. In what year did Susan Calvin obtain her bachelor’s degree, according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2009.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2003.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city do Gloria’s parents take her to visit in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

2. How old is Gloria in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

3. What encyclopedia does the narrator mention in the novel’s Introduction?

4. What temperature is Robbie’s metal skin kept at by high resistance coils in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

5. At the “Psycho-Math seminar” described by the narrator in the Introduction, who demonstrated the first mobile robot to be equipped with a voice?

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