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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The area of the European Region covers how many square miles in “The Evitable Conflict”?
2. What is The Brain’s answer when given the question: “If one and a half chickens lay one and a half eggs in one and a half days, how many eggs will nine chickens lay in nine days?”
3. Who is the young head of the physics department of the Hyperatomic Drive Project in “Little Lost Robot”?
4. The Interviewer says that it has been how many years since the hyperactomic motor was invented in “Little Lost Robot”?
5. Where does the Co-ordinator say that the Mercury mines have experienced a production deficiency since last spring in “The Evitable Conflict”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Stephen Byerley tell Dr. Calvin and Dr. Lanning upon their departure from the interview in “Evidence”?
2. Who issues the orders for the process of investigation in “Liar!”?
3. How are the Three Laws of Robotics explored thematically in “Little Lost Robot”?
4. Where are Dr. Calvin and Dr. Bogert in the beginning of “Little Lost Robot”? Who greets them?
5. How does Stephen Byerley attempt to disprove the allegation against him in the interview with Calvin and Lanning in “Evidence”? How does Dr. Calvin respond?
6. What does Dr. Calvin tell The Brain about its coming project in “Escape!”?
7. What thought does Herbie read of Dr. Calvin’s in “Liar!”?
8. What is the basis of Dr. Calvin’s fear of the robots and their capabilities in “Little Lost Robot”?
9. What is significant about the malfunction of The Brain in “Escape!”?
10. What is related of the Northern Region in “The Evitable Conflict”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the problem presented in the beginning of “Escape!” What does Lanning say caused the breakdown of the computer at Consolidated Robots? How is this conflict to be resolved? Who will be involved in the solution?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the setting of “Little Lost Robot.” How does this setting relate to others in the collection? In what year does the story begin? How many hears had passed since the hyperatomic motor had been invented and what significance does this have in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the NS-2 model of robots introduced in “Little Lost Robot.” What capabilities do these machines have? How do they differ from robots in the previous stories? What makes Nestor 10 stand out among this model? How are the robots described? How large are they?
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