The Handmaid's Tale Quiz

When was The Handmaid's Tale first published?

• 1984

• 1985

• 1986

• 1987

What is the name of the main character in The Handmaid's Tale?

• Offred

• Margaret

• Valerie

• Mary

What is the significance of the phrase 'Nolite te bastardes carborundorum'?

• A secret code used by the resistance

• A phrase tattooed on the Handmaids

• A line from the book's opera adaptation

• A banned phrase in Gilead

Which country was Margaret Atwood living in when she started writing The Handmaid's Tale?

• Canada

• United States

• Germany

• England

What is the genre of The Handmaid's Tale?

• Speculative Fiction

• Romance

• Mystery

• Historical Fiction

What is the reaction to The Handmaid's Tale in the UK?

• Baffled and anxious

• Jolly good yarn

• Dismissive

• Curious and intrigued

What is the premise of The Handmaid's Tale?

• A feminist dystopia

• A communist revolution

• A religious utopia

• A religious dictatorship

What is the inspiration behind the regime in The Handmaid's Tale?

• The French Revolution

• The American Revolution

• The Puritan regime in New England

• The Russian Revolution

What is Margaret Atwood's rule for including elements in The Handmaid's Tale?

• Include only dark, twisted inventions

• Include only things that have never been done before

• Include only things that have already happened

• Include only things that are technologically advanced

When the novel appeared in Canada, what was the reaction?

• What a great fictional story!

• Can it happen here?

• That was hilarious.

• No one read or liked it in Canada.