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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Susan Calvin says in “Little Lost Robot” that her first connection with interstellar research was in what year?
(a) 2029.
(b) 2155.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2010.

3. What numbered robot does Dr. Calvin ask if it were in the “Radiation Room of Building Two about four hours ago”?
(a) 1.
(b) 28.
(c) 67.
(d) 19.

4. The narrator states in “Runaround” that it is one of Gregory Powell’s favorite platitudes that nothing is to be gained from what?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Deep thought.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Worry.

5. What word, used to describe Robbie in Chapter One, “Robbie,” means cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness?
(a) Irony.
(b) Mediocrity.
(c) Alacrity.
(d) Stubbornness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Susan Calvin refer to as a "mind-reading robot” in the end of “Catch That Rabbit”?

2. The robots in “Little Lost Robot” have been programmed with a modified version of the First Law, removing what provision?

3. What is Lanning’s first name in the novel?

4. What does Bogert tell robot number fourteen will destroy his brain and kill him instantly in “Little Lost Robot”?

5. The subordinate robots in “Reason” believe that Cutie is what?

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