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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Gloria in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

3. What surrounds the mining pool, causing danger to Speedy, in “Runaround”?
(a) Gold nuggets.
(b) Crystals.
(c) Water.
(d) Oxygen.

4. What is the character of Donovan’s first name?
(a) Irwin.
(b) Abe.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Michael.

5. For whom is the narrator of the Introduction writing a feature article?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Intergalactic Times.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) Interplanetary Press.

6. Powell tells Cutie that he will be back on Earth in about how much time in “Reason”?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 year.

7. What model robot is Cutie in “Reason”?
(a) SPD-13.
(b) QT-1.
(c) QT-16.
(d) MPD-12.

8. The subordinate robots in “Reason” believe that Cutie is what?
(a) A dog.
(b) God.
(c) A human.
(d) A prophet.

9. What is Gloria’s last name in Chapter One, “Robbie”?
(a) James.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Weston.
(d) Smith.

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

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

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

13. What does Powell install in his office wall in “Catch That Rabbit”?
(a) A telescope.
(b) An onyx plate.
(c) A visual simulator.
(d) A visiplate.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does the narrator of the Introduction claim to be?

2. According to the narrator in “Reason,” there are strict laws against what on Earth?

3. Cutie refers to what as “the Master” in “Reason”?

4. 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?

5. According to the narrator in “Catch That Rabbit,” what is the unwritten motto of U.S. Robot and Mechanical Men Corporation?

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