WSC 2022 Literature and Media

What is a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one.

• Sequel

• Prequel

• Midquel

• sidequel

What is a story or film containing events which precede those of an existing work.

• Sequel

• Prequel

• Midquel

• sidequel

What is a work that is set within the timeframe of a previous work, rather than before or after i

• Sequel

• Prequel

• Midquel

• sidequel

What is a type of sequel which portrays events that occur at the same time as the original work, but with different characters in a different setting.

• Sequel

• Prequel

• Midquel

• sidequel

What does 'reboot' mean?

• to reset/restore the software like you really want

• to reload the operating system of a computer: to start it up again.

• asking your operating system to restart all the applications which are running on it

What is a paraquel?

• a story after an existing story but consisting of events that take place before the original story

• a story that takes place during a gap or timeskip in some other story's narrative.

• a story that takes place partly before, partly after a certain other story

• a story that takes place simultaneously with a certain other story

Which of the following is NOT a franchise?

• a famous book/story/film

• a film series

• or a collection of films

• media content about the same fictional universe or has been marketed as a series

What is a retcon?

• a ways of continuing on a plot from a previous film or book

• a piece of new information that imposes a different interpretation on previously described events

• (in film or television) a romantic comedy.

• (in film or television) a historical drama

Homer’s Odyssey is often seen as a sequel to ?

• Antigone

• Persephone

• The Iliad

• Aeneid

What was the name of one of the grand English kings who was the focus of some of Shakespeare's greatest historical plays?

• William

• George

• Edward

• Henry