Science Fiction

Science fiction is usually set in the ______.

• Past.

• Present.

• Future.

Which is NOT something that can appear in science fiction?

• Aliens.

• Not yet invented technology.

• Apocalypse.

• No actual science, but rather, completely made up science to fit the storyline.

What is artificial intelligence?

• Sentient life forms from other planets.

• Synthesized life forms that can reason like humans.

• A way of translating languages.

• A weapon of mass destruction featured in many sci-fi novels.

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Two truths and a lie. Pick the lie.

• Science fiction is always set in space or on another planet.

• Alternate histories/dimensions can be featured.

• There may be a dystopian or utopian society.

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Two truths and a lie. Pick the lie.

• Dystopian and utopian futures are the same thing.

• There are 2 types of sci-fi, hard and soft. Hard follows scientific facts and principles. Soft science fiction focuses on human behavior.

• Sci-fi can be set in the future, space, another world, or a different universe/dimension.

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What is NOT a reason sci-fi can be important?

• To see what could happen in the future.

• To see if today will have an impact on the future.

• To find consequences of technological/scientific inventions.

• To see possible paths toward destruction and avoid them.

Dystopian can NOT mean:

• A world that has had a complete government takeover.

• A world ravaged by war and destruction.

• A world where humans no longer exist.

• An alternate timeline with a different history.

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One of the most famous examples of sci-fi is:

• War of the Worlds.

• Destruction.

• The Takeover.

• Destroy.

Star Wars does NOT have the element of science fiction called:

• Dystopia.

• Advanced technology.

• Space travel.

• Futurism.

Science fiction subgenres do NOT include:

• Apocalyptic.

• Utopian.

• Space opera.

• Purging.