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WSC 2022 Literature and Media

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Sequel

b)

Prequel

c)

Midquel

d)

sidequel

2.

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

a)

Sequel

b)

Prequel

c)

Midquel

d)

sidequel

3.

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

a)

Sequel

b)

Prequel

c)

Midquel

d)

sidequel

4.

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.

a)

Sequel

b)

Prequel

c)

Midquel

d)

sidequel

5.

What does 'reboot' mean?

a)

to reset/restore the software like you really want

b)

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

c)

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

6.

What is a paraquel?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

a story that takes place simultaneously with a certain other story

7.

Which of the following is NOT a franchise?

a)

a famous book/story/film

b)

a film series

c)

or a collection of films

d)

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

8.

What is a retcon?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

(in film or television) a romantic comedy.

d)

(in film or television) a historical drama

9.

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

a)

Antigone

b)

Persephone

c)

The Iliad

d)

Aeneid

10.

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

a)

William

b)

George

c)

Edward

d)

Henry

11.

Which king turned everything to gold?

a)

King David

b)

King Midas

c)

King Solomon

d)

King William

12.

Which famous British Poet wrote Ulysses?

a)

Tennyson

b)

Chaucer

c)

Wordsworth

d)

Byron

13.

Who wrote, “what is stronger than the human heart which shatters over and over and still lives”

a)

Rupi Kaur

b)

Marianne Moore

c)

Kevin Phan

d)

Charles Simic

14.

Which media is used by the poet Rupi Kaur?

a)

Facebook

b)

Snapchat

c)

Tiktok

d)

Instagram

15.

Which was the most popular video game in the 1980's?

a)

Super Mario Bros

b)

Tetris

c)

Pac Man

d)

Donkey Kong

16.

How many Star Wars Films are there?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

9

d)

12

17.

Which one of Charles Dicken's books was mentioned as being released in serial form?

a)

A Christmas Carol

b)

Oliver Twist

c)

David Copperfield

d)

A Tale of Two Cities

18.

Which series of books were mentioned that have been rewritten to not only modernise the language but also manage assumptions about society that are no longer acceptable

a)

Mickey Mouse

b)

The Famous Five

c)

Gone with the Wind

d)

The Hardy Boys

19.

Which Harry Potter series was a play rather than a movie?

a)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

b)

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

c)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

d)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

20.

In 2011, the prime minister of Poland gave which President a copy of The Witcher II, a popular video game based on fantasy novels by Andrzej Sapkowski

a)

President Obama

b)

President Sarkozy

c)

President Trump

d)

President Bush