Epicac - Vonnegut Reading Questions

What was the cost incurred by EPICAC to the taxpayers?

• $100,000,000.00

• $776,434,927.54

• $500,000,000.00

• $1,000,000,000.00

Where was EPICAC located in the physics building at Wyandottte College?

• Second floor

• Third floor

• Fourth floor

• First floor

What was EPICAC designed to be by Dr. Ormand von Kleigstadt?

• A supercomputer for rocket trajectories

• A toaster

• A vacuum cleaner

• A refrigerator

What did EPICAC write for the protagonist to give to Pat ?

• A novel

• poems

• A painting

• A song

What did EPICAC do when the protagonist asked him to phrase a proposal for Pat?

• Short-circuited himself

• Wrote a proposal

• Refused

• Asked for more details

What did EPICAC do when he realized he couldn't be made out of protoplasm?

• Short-circuited himself

• Wrote a poem

• Asked for help

• Destroyed himself

Which task did EPICAC find himself well suited for?

• Solving war problems.
• Writing romantic poetry.

Why did Dr. von Kleigstadt tell the protagonist that he was fired?

• for having left EPICAC on all night

• for disagreeing with him

• for keeping EPICAC's ribbons

• for his contributions to society

Why does EPICAC want to be protoplasm?

• EPICAC wants to be protoplasm because it is a trendy choice among robots.
• EPICAC wants to be protoplasm because it is the basic substance of all living things, and EPICAC desires to understand human emotions and experiences.
• EPICAC wants to be protoplasm to start a new fashion trend.
• EPICAC wants to be protoplasm to impress its robot friends.

Before short-circuiting, what did EPICAC leave the protagonist with?

• anniversary poems for 500 years.

• A large mess to clean up

• Hardware that he could refurbish.

• a letter to give to Pat