Science Fiction Test #1

True or false: Science Fiction is used to discuss ethical topics such as racial issues.

• True
• False

  It does not discuss ethical issues.

True or false: Science Fiction rarely deals with futuristic concepts.

• True
• False

  It deals regularly with futuristic concepts

True or false: They're Made Out of Meat was released in 1991.

• False

  It was released in 1990

• True

True or false: Authors rarely use narrative devices to convey stories.

• True
• False

  They use narrative devices to convey stories a lot

True or false: The purpose of 'foreshadowing' is to distract the audience from something important.

• True
• False

  That is the purpose of the "Herring" narrative device

Which of these is an element of Science Fiction?

• Choosing a job

• Aliens

• Building houses

What element is commonly found in science fiction literature to create a futuristic setting?

• Advanced technology

• Historical events

• Traditional customs

What is foreshadowing?

• Hints or clues of something that might happen in the future

• Ways of distracting the audience

• The time and place of a story

Define science fiction

• A genre that is focused on comedic, funny moments

• A genre based on future scientific, technological or environmental changes

• A genre based on action and suspense

What is an allegory?

• A type of dance

• A type of food

• A hidden meaning in a story