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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Runaround.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years had passed between the First Mercury Expedition and the arrival of Donovan and Powell in “Runaround”?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 5.

2. In what year did Susan Calvin earn her Ph.D., according to the narrator of the Introduction?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2008.
(d) 1995.

3. How old is the company U. S. Robot and Mechanical Men, Inc. in the Introduction?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 62.
(d) 50.

4. How long does Gloria’s father say Robbie has been with Gloria in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 6 years.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Donovan and Powell first locate Speedy in “Runaround,” Donovan describes him as sounding what?

2. What is the character of Powell’s first name?

3. For whom is the narrator of the Introduction writing a feature article?

4. What title did Susan Calvin hold at U.S. Robots, according to the narrator of the Introduction?

5. What is the second of the Three Laws of Robotics?

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