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Characterisation - I, robot
Interpretation - I, robot
Characterisation - Super-Toys
Interpretation -
Super-Toys
General knowledge
100
A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings expect such orders would conflict with the first law
What is the second law of robotics?
100
Monica, Henry and Teddy
Who is David's family?
100
She is very lonely
How does the mother feel?
100
A person partly robot partly human
What is a cyborg
200
He does, in contrary to everyone else, not trust the robots
Who is agent Spooner?
200
He is a robot
What makes David different
200
In the future
When does the story take place?
200
A feature only humans have
What is creativity/conscious/feelings
300
Dr. Susan Calvin's job
What is a consult USR's central artificial intelligence computer aka a psychologist
300
Conscious
What human feature does David lack?
300
The controversy of being lonely in an overpopulated world
What is a theme of the story?
300
Because they remind us that we have to die.
What is a theory of why we are repelled by human-like robots?
400
Virtuel Interactive Kinetic Intelligence
What does the acronym VIKI stand for?
400
An electronically companion
What is Teddy
400
The mother can't love her robot child
What is the main robot-related issue of the story?
400
Putting human traits/values on something not human
What is anthromorphism?
500
That he is partly robot himself
What is ironic about Spooner's hate towards robots
500
Spooner is very critical towards him at first but then he starts to build up his trust along with the plot.
How does Sonny and agent Spooner's relationship evolve?
500
Overpopulation
Why can't Monica and Henry have children?
500
Mention at least two of the three laws of robotics
What is 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.