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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the atomic drive to power interstellar travel referred to as in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) The Subsidiary Drive.
(b) The Brain's Ship.
(c) The Hyperatomic Drive.
(d) The Converter Drive.

2. Who is the military officer in charge of the experiments in “Little Lost Robot”?
(a) Major-General Lanning.
(b) Major-General Quinn.
(c) Major-General Weston.
(d) Major-General Kallner.

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

4. What is the Capital of the European Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) Geneva.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

5. The “Society for Humanity” is an outgrowth of what former organization in “The Evitable Conflict”?
(a) The Fundamentalists.
(b) The Observers.
(c) The Proletariats.
(d) The Communists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gerald Black informs Dr. Calvin and others that the locks where in the trading ship have been tampered with in “Little Lost Robot”?

2. What is the character of Levver’s first name in the novel?

3. The Eastern Region in “The Evitable Conflict” covers an area of how many square miles?

4. How long does The Brain say it will take to build a ship in “Escape!”?

5. How many of the new NS-2s have been released in “Little Lost Robot”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does The Brain reach upon analyzing all of the data in “Escape!”? Why does this concern Dr. Calvin?

2. Who issues the orders for the process of investigation in “Liar!”?

3. What is significant about the conclusions of Byerley’s identity in “Evidence”?

4. Where are Dr. Calvin and Dr. Bogert in the beginning of “Little Lost Robot”? Who greets them?

5. What is decided as the course of action among the executives in the beginning of “Escape!”?

6. How are the Three Laws of Robotics explored thematically in “Little Lost Robot”?

7. What is asked by the Sub-Coordinator of the European Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?

8. What proposition has been posed to U.S. Robots in the beginning of “Escape!”?

9. What has been related to Byerley regarding the problems in the Eastern Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?

10. What information does Francis Quinn present to Dr. Lanning in the beginning of “Evidence”?

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