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Decathlon 2023-24 Literature: Shorter Selections
Decathlon 2023-24 Literature: Shorter Selections
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Includes: The Mushroom Hunters I Sing the Body Electric No Woman Born Relativity
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1
In "No Woman Born", does Deidre keep or lose her humanity?
Both, she is able to keep her physical brain, but loses control over it.
It never says...... *insert mysterious music here*
Loses
Keeps
2
Which of the following is NOT one of C. L. Moore's pseudonyms?
Lewis Padgett
Keith Hammond
None of the above
C. L. Lippell
3
Who wrote the pamphlet
A
Certain Chinese Encylopaedia
and the collection
A Loop of Jade
?
Sara Howe
Sarah How
Sarah Howe
Saraswathi Murugan
4
In "No Woman Born", what is the name of the well-loved lady who died in the fire?
This random name that no one can pronounce, don't trust the internet
Deidre
Daydream
Deer
5
Relativity
was what type of poem?
Sonnet
Elegy
Epic Poem
Haiku
6
Relativity uses simple structure and little dynamic shape.
False
True
7
"Shambleau" by C. L. Moore was her:
Last Book
1st Poem
1st Book
2nd Book
8
Who did C. L. Moore marry?
Henry Sutter
George Washington
Henry Kuttner
John Klutter
9
In the Mushroom Hunters, which four things are key to survival?
Observe, Experience, Remember, Formulate
Beetle, Butt, Beetle, Beetle
Observe, Experiment, Calculate, Consume
Experience, Remember, Formulate, Consume
10
I Sing the Body Electric was narrated by Agatha.
False
True
11
I Sing the Body Electric was one of the first episodes of:
The Martian Chronicles
Twilight Zone
Fahrenheit 451
Dark Carnival
12
In
I Sing the Body Electric
, Grandmother is a:
member who is suspicious of machines
Bad machine
Good machine
Beetle
13
Ray Bradbury had a descendent, Mary Bradbury, who was convicted of:
Being a witch at the Salem Witch Trials
Abusing her slaves
Murdering her husband
Eating her sister's egg salad sandwich
14
Which shorter selection won the Rhysling Award for Best Long Poem?
The Mushroom Hunters
Rappaccini's Son
No Woman Born
Relativity
15
Who are the Mushroom Hunters?
Women
Pigs
Bo
Men
16
Which author created the story
Coraline
?
Ray Bradbury
Neil Gaiman
Han Jisung
Sarah Howe
17
Relativity was designed for whose's voice?
Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking
Stephen King
Alberto's Mexican Cuisine
18
No Woman Born is similar to which text?
Frankenstein
Palindrome Poop
Five Nights At Freddy's
Frere Jacques
19
The Mushroom Hunters makes what claim about technology?
Language is a technology itself, and a key communication tool.
Machines can shape humanity.
Is it moral to trust machines?
Technology includes the general application of knowledge.
20
Which of the following shorter selections addressed the consequences of Artificial Intelligence?
Relativity
I Sing the Body Electric
I am On Fire
I Sing the Brain Electric
