1984
Things Fall Apart
Klara and the Sun
Scifi and Social Commentary
Authors and Big Ideas
100

This agency rewrites history

What is the Ministry of Truth?

100

This crop represents wealth and prosperty

What are yams?
100

Klara believes this gives her power

What is the sun?

100

Science fiction developed during this major historical period.

What is the Industrial Revolution?

100

This science-fiction writer developed the Three Laws of Robotics.

Who is Asimov?

200

Newspeak is designed to eliminate this.

What is independent thought?

200

What group represents ancestral spirits and acts as judges? 

Who are the Egwugwu?

200

Rick's character is included for this reason: 

Showing disadvantages for unlifted people.

200

Which of our novels is both science fiction and dystopian?

What is 1984?

200

This is the author of 1984

Who is Orwell?

300

This is the ultimate goal of the Party

Compliance to the Party and Big Brother

300

How are titles earned in Igbo society?

Through achievement rather than inheritance

300

This is Chrissy's biggest fear

What is losing Josie?

300

Name one common element of science fiction.

Robots, aliens, time travel, space travel, or advanced technology

300

This is the author of Things Fall Apart

Who is Ishiguro?

400

The Golden Country is meant to represent this:

Freedom, natural beauty, freedom

400

What major historical force causes Umuofia to "fall apart"?

What are European colonization and missionary influence.

400

This is the last person to interact with Klara

Who is The Manager?

400

This theme appears in all three novels

What is the relationship between individuals and society?

400

This is the author of Things Fall Apart.

Who is Achebe?

500

These are two qualities of dystopian fiction in the text...

 Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society. • Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted. • A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society. • Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance. • Citizens have a fear of the outside world. • Citizens live in a dehumanized state. • The natural world is banished and distrusted. • Citizens conform to uniform expectations. Individuality and dissent are bad. • The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.

500

This causes Okonkwo's downfall: 

What are his desire to appear tough and his inability to accept change?

500

This is the reason Josie's mother gave for their visits to Mr. Capaldi.

What is to sit for a portrait?

500

How is Klara and the Sun social commentary?

It explores technology, artificial intelligence, and inequality.

500

This is the primary theme of Things Fall Apart

Change vs Tradition

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