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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The food supplies on the ship made by The Brain consist solely of what, in “Escape!”?
(a) Cereal and water.
(b) Tang and TV dinners.
(c) Rice and Milk.
(d) Milk and beans.

2. What does Dr. Calvin call out over her shoulder to the press as she leaves the public rally in “Evidence”?
(a) “He’s God.”
(b) “He’s human.”
(c) “He’s a Machine.”
(d) “He’s a robot.”

3. What robot model is Herbie in “Liar!”?
(a) RB-34.
(b) PP-19.
(c) SPD-15.
(d) DV-5.

4. Ashe reveals to Calvin that he is preparing to do what in “Liar!”?
(a) Quit his job.
(b) Have a baby.
(c) Get married.
(d) Go to war.

5. What Latin theatrical term does Dr. Calvin refer to in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) Omniscient narrator.
(b) Deus ex machina.
(c) Protagonist.
(d) Antagonist.

6. What is the Capital of the Eastern Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) New York.
(c) New Delhi.
(d) Shanghai.

7. The Interviewer says that it has been how many years since the hyperactomic motor was invented in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

8. What year is it in the beginning of “Liar!”?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2116.
(c) 2021.
(d) 2001.

9. What does the Co-ordinator say “reports an overproduction of twenty thousand long tons” in the beginning of “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) World Gold.
(b) World Copper.
(c) World Silver.
(d) World Steel.

10. Who is the head of mechanics and manufacturing at U.S. Robots in “Liar!”?
(a) Bogert.
(b) Ashe.
(c) Lanning.
(d) Powell.

11. What character in “Evidence” is described as maimed and crippled?
(a) Andrew.
(b) James.
(c) Brian.
(d) John.

12. Herbie has developed the ability to do what in “Liar!”?
(a) Create man.
(b) Create an atomic transporter.
(c) Detect gold.
(d) Read human minds.

13. As Byerley begins to speak at a public rally in “Evidence,” an unkempt looking man charges the stage and demands that Byerley do what?
(a) Pray.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Levitate.
(d) Hit him.

14. Of hearing of the modifications made to the robots in “Little Lost Robot,” Dr. Calvin suggests what?
(a) The robots be sent to Earth.
(b) The robots all be destroyed.
(c) The robots all be modified.
(d) The robots all be reprogrammed.

15. What medieval curiosity does the narrator say the Co-ordinator has in his private study in "The Evitable Conflict"?
(a) A chandelier.
(b) A torch-holder.
(c) A guillotine.
(d) A fireplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bogert’s first name in the novel?

2. What does the Co-ordinator say is two months behind schedule in “The Evitable Conflict”?

3. Where does the Co-ordinator say the Hydroponics plant has been laying men off in “The Evitable Conflict”?

4. What is the name of a group of non-religious, anti-robot activists in “Evidence”?

5. How long does it take Dr. Calvin to interview all of the robots in “Little Lost Robot”?

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