Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Utopias & Dystopias
Name The Author
Name the Genre
100
Classic Fantasy is centered around this.
What are quests (spiritual, political, sexual material)?
100
This is the "first and probably most important" reason sci-fi appeals to both adults and young adults.
What is excitement?
100
Utopias / Dystopias share characteristics with these two other genres.
What are fantasy & sci-fi?
100
Frankenstein
Who is Mary Shelley?
100
This genre "deals with the immeasurable."
What is Fantasy?
200
"Fantasy is a deeply [blank] genre, where every decision by the hero affects someone else."
What is social?
200
This sub-genre is described as "the threat of science gone sour or insane."
What is Mad Scientist?
200
Utopias / dystopias are typically set in this time period.
What is the future?
200
War of the Worlds
Who is H.G. Wells?
200
Time and Space Travel are components in this genre.
What is Sci-Fi?
300
Fantasy has critically been named this type of literature.
What is escapist?
300
The first science fiction was built around this idea.
What is space travel / intelligent life on other planets?
300
In Utopian & Dystopian literature, the reader must do this throughout the duration of the novel.
What is suspend disbelief / buy into the author's vision?
300
The Lightning Thief
Who is Rick Riordan?
300
Usually set in the future, with technology having played a role in establishing the conditions out of which the story grows.
What is Utopia / Dystopia?
400
The Mabinogion is this.
What is a collection of medieval Welsh tales that deal with Celtic legends, myths, and personalities.
400
This is the prime requirement for "good" science fiction.
What is the idea that technology in sci-fi must fit into natural laws.
400
Give a working definition for "utopia."
What is an ideal place or state?
400
The Hunger Games
Who is Suzanne Collins?
400
This is about technology and the power of communication as it is used to manipulate people.
What is Steampunk / Cyberpunk?
500
"The journey will be full of magical, symbolic, and allegorical events that help authors" do this.
What is externalize the hero's internal struggles?
500
This is a notable aspect about sci-fi writers.
What is they don't "write down" to their audience?
500
Give a working definition of "dystopia."
What is a society characterized by human misery, as oppression, disease, and overcrowding?
500
Leviathan
Who is Scott Westerfield?
500
Deals with the measurable
What is Sci-Fi?
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