Why have many of the machines "gone berserk"?

"All men have broken down" leaving them without orders

Why can't the seed distributor give the field minder the seed potatoes it needs?

the unlocker hasn't come to unlock the warehouse yet

What is happening in the city?

a Class One brain has assumed control

What is a "deficiency"?

a lack of something that is necessary

Why are no crops able to grow on Earth?

the soil has been ruined by over-cropping

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"Who Can Replace a Man?"

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1
What class of brain is "higher-functioning"?
Class Three
Class Five
2
Are the machines capable of sympathy or emotion?
Yes
No
3
Why does the Quarrier only repeat the same phrase?
the Quarrier can't speak
it has a low class brain
it only knows one phrase
it is very intelligent
4
Why have many of the machines "gone berserk"?
Men have ordered machines to self-destruct
the radio operator is controlling the other machines
Machines are fighting to overthrow mankind
"All men have broken down" leaving them without orders
5
How do the machines respond to the man's order?
they obey him
they take the man prisoner
they kill the man
6
Which word means "pieces remaining from something that has been destroyed"?
confetti
erosion
wholesome
debris
7
Why can't the seed distributor give the field minder the seed potatoes it needs?
the seed distributor won't take orders from the field minder
the unlocker hasn't come to unlock the warehouse yet
men have taken over the warehouse
they have run out of seed potatoes
8
What is the setting at the beginning of "Who Can Replace a Man?"
a robot production factory
up in the Rocky Mountains
outer space
a gray, worn out farm
9
How do the higher class brains treat the lower class brains?
They destroy all lower class brains
They treat them equally
They let the lower class be in charge
They ignore them
10
What is happening in the city?
a Class One brain has assumed control
the field minder has been put in charge of the city
Class Two brains are fighting each other for control
Men are fighting machines for control
11
What is a "deficiency"?
an elaborate lie
a lack of something that is necessary
too much of something
when something has been ruined by overuse
12
Which word means "wearing away by the action of wind or water"?
migration
refried
conflict
erosion
13
What happens to the penner when it's gyro breaks?
They order the quarrier to smash it
The group helps repair it
They wait for humans to come save them
They leave it behind
14
Why are no crops able to grow on Earth?
the soil has been ruined by over-cropping
animals are eating the crops
global warming
crops are able to grow
15
Which word means "devastated or destroyed"?
deficiency
ravaged
grandiose
rampant
16
What class brain does the field minder have?
Class 5
Class 3
Class 6
Class 1
17
What does the man in the mountains order the machines to do?
take him to a hospital
find food
destroy each other
leave Earth
18
True or False: The field minder and the rest of the group choose to go into the city and fight.
True
False

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