Science Fiction Genre Quiz

Science fiction as a genre is primarily concerned with:

• Accurate scientific facts

• Humanity's relationship with science and technology

• Historical events

• Romantic relationships

The subtitle of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is:

• The Modern Prometheus

• The Last Man

• The Invisible Man

• The Time Machine

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Science fiction as a literary genre began in the _______ century as a reaction to the radical societal and economic changes spurred by the industrial revolution.

• nineteenth

• eighteenth

• twentieth

• seventeenth

According to the passage, what do science-fiction films often emphasize by modeling alien appearances on machines or insects?

• The beauty of technology

• The alien's 'otherness'

• The similarity to humans

• The power of nature

Refer to the passage 'The other in science fiction.' In twentieth-century movie versions, which story is mentioned as an example of a horror story?

• Metropolis

• Frankenstein

• The Matrix

• THX 1138

Refer to the passage 'The other in science fiction.' Fill in the blank: In ancient folk lore, the 'other' was anthropomorphized into ______ that inhabited the wilderness that humans could not control.

• monsters (trolls, ogres, etc)

• heroes (knights, kings, etc)

• villages (settlements, towns, etc)

• tools (weapons, artifacts, etc)

According to the passage, what is the main conflict in science-inspired anxiety in science-fiction movies?

• Technology versus nature

• Technology versus humanity or science versus soul

• Humans versus animals

• Aliens versus robots

Refer to the passage 'The other in science fiction.' Which of the following films is NOT mentioned as an example of technology enslaving humanity?

• A Space Odyssey

• Blade Runner

• The Matrix

• Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Refer to the passage 'The other in science fiction.' The benevolent visitors in Steven Spielberg's film Close Encounters of the Third Kind look much more ______ than the hostile invaders in War of the Worlds.

• reassuringly humanoid

• frighteningly alien

• mechanically advanced

• mysteriously invisible

According to the passage, what new spin did James Cameron's Avatar (2009) put on the science-fiction genre?

• By presenting aliens as cold-blooded invaders using superior technology

• By presenting humans as cold-blooded invaders using superior technology

• By focusing on time travel

• By focusing on comedy