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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to the type of space suits worn by Powell and Donovan in “Runaround”?
(a) Inulasuits.
(b) Mercosuits.
(c) Technosuits.
(d) Insosuits.

2. What is “heading straight dead center across the Earth beam” in “Reason”?
(a) A black hole.
(b) A lost planet.
(c) An electron storm.
(d) A giant asteroid.

3. Powell refers to Cutie as a robot what in “Reason”?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Descartes.

4. According to Susan Calvin, the model of robot which included Robbie was sold to be used as what?
(a) A nursemaid.
(b) A miner.
(c) A factory worker.
(d) A maid.

5. What city do Gloria’s parents take her to visit in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Miami.

6. What year is it in the Introduction to the novel?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2057.
(d) 2089.

7. The robot that Powell and Donovan put together to show Cutie how robots are made in “Reason” is a simple what model?
(a) MC.
(b) N-1.
(c) PD.
(d) QT.

8. According to the narrator in “Reason,” there are strict laws against what on Earth?
(a) Robots.
(b) Illicit drugs.
(c) Nuclear power plants.
(d) Atomic bombs.

9. According to the narrator in “Catch That Rabbit,” what is the unwritten motto of U.S. Robot and Mechanical Men Corporation?
(a) “No employee is a robot.”
(b) “No employee speaks to the robots.”
(c) “No employee makes the same mistake twice.”
(d) “No employee leaves base alone.”

10. Powell and Donovan found that out after they had been on the Station (in “Runaround”) for less than how long from in “Reason”?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

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

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

13. How many human executives are assigned to each space mining station according to Powell in “Reason”?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

14. Cutie refers to what as “the Master” in “Reason”?
(a) The Energy Converter.
(b) The Sun.
(c) The Space Ship.
(d) The Television.

15. According to Donovan in “Runaround,” he sent Speedy to the nearest mining pool which was how many miles away from Donovan and Powell’s location in “Runaround”?
(a) 2.
(b) 17.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in “Catch That Rabbit,” Powell had once jumped out of the window of a burning house dressed only in shorts and carrying what book?

2. What is the third of the Three Laws of Robotics?

3. What story does Robbie plead for Gloria to tell him in Chapter One, “Robbie”?

4. How long have Powell and Donovan been on Mercury in the beginning of “Runaround”?

5. What word, used to describe Robbie in Chapter One, “Robbie,” means cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness?

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