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This Quiz reviews the background/history and sub-genres of science fiction.
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1
Which sub-genre blends science fiction with romance, mystery, or even Westerns?
Space opera
Cyberpunk
First contact
Cross-genre
2
At its core, science fiction attempts to answer which question?
"Where did we come from?"
"What are we doing?"
"Are we there yet?"
"What if...?"
3
Which sub-genre deals with computer/human hybrids?
Soft science fiction
Cross-genre
Cyberpunk
Post-apocalyptic
4
Which sub-genre breaks or ignores known scientific laws or theories for the sake of the story?
Military science fiction
Slipstream
Science/future fantasy
Cyberpunk
5
Which sub-genre deals with the initial meeting of humans and aliens?
First contact
Alternate history
Slipstream
Cross-genre
6
Which sub-genre involves "good guys" versus "bad guys" in outer space?
Time travel
Slipstream
Alternate history
Space opera
7
Which work inspired the evolution of submarines?
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Drowned World
The Left Hand of Darkness
Fahrenheit 451
8
Which sub-genre asks "What if a historic event had turned out differently?"
Hard science fiction
Slipstream
Time travel
Alternate history
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The main emphasis of soft science fiction is...
How technology affects individuals or social groups
Plausible science and technology
A good grasp of scientific principles
"Spoofing" serious science fiction
10
What is widely accepted as the first work of science fiction?
The Time Machine
Gulliver's Travels
Frankenstein
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
11
Which of the following real life inventions was not inspired by science fiction?
Cell phone
Nuclear reactors
Submarine
TASER
12
What work is credited with naming of science fiction?
Neuromancer
Gulliver's Travels
Amazing Stories
Brave New World
13
Which sub-genre deals with the end of the world?
Cyberpunk
First contact
Apocalyptic
Space opera
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of science fiction?
Some connection to reality
Translatable to film
Grounded in science
Answers the question "What if?"
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Which sub-genre has its focus on the end of the world, or the world just after "the end?"
Apocalyptic
Military
Alternate history
Space opera
16
What is the debated beginning of the science fiction genre?
Gulliver's Travels
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Frankenstein
The Time Machine
17
What sub-genre takes place in the present day or in the next few decades?
Near-future
Science/future fantasy
Slipstream
First contact
18
Which of the following is considered light science fiction?
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Fahrenheit 451
I, Robot
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Which work inspired the invention of the cell phone?
Star Trek
Star Wars
War of the Worlds
The Time Machine
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Which author is credited with writing the first time travel novel?
Douglas Adams
Ray Bradbury
Kurt Vonnegut
H.G. Wells
