The Egg
Who wrote The Egg?
Who is Andy Weir
What are the two names of the guys who made QT?
In the story, people communicate almost exclusively through this device, which resembles video calls today. What is this device?
What is The Speaking Apparatus?
In both The Egg and The Machine Stops, individuals are part of a larger collective system, emphasizing this shared theme.
What is Unity or Society?
What is 3!
Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in english
How did the guy die?
What is a car crash?
Who does the robot follow "orders" from?
Who is The Master
This character resists the comforts of the Machine and longs to experience the Earth’s surface firsthand. Who is this character?
Who is Kuno?
In Reason and The Machine Stops, belief in unseen or unquestioned systems replaces direct understanding, highlighting this theme.
What is Faith or Belief?
How many books has Prof. Brandt written?
What is 2
Jack London: Writers and Their Work. 2017.
Approaches to Teaching the Works of Jack London. 2015.
When was it written?
2009
What does QT save Earth from?
What is The Storm
This is the name of the book/manual that citizens treat with near-religious reverence, guiding their lives.
Both Reason and The Machine Stops show beings relying entirely on constructed systems they no longer have control over, illustrating this theme.
What is Dependence?
How long has Prof. Brandt Taught at SCAD? (within 4 years)
What is 27 YEARS! (since 1999)
Who's perspective is the story told from?
What does QT call the Earthmen, before referring to himself as a "finished product"?
What is Makeshift?
Kuno is punished for committing this forbidden act, which symbolizes rebellion against the Machine’s control. What did Kuno do?
What is attempting to reach the surface of the Earth?
In Reason, QT-1 insists only “The Master” controls the energy converter, while in The Machine Stops, humans follow the Machine’s instructions despite not understanding its workings—both moments reinforce this theme.
What is Loss of Control or Blind Faith?
How many times does it say "John London" on Prof. Brandt's Scad Database page?
What is the point of Reincarnation within the story?
What is the collective maturing of humanity
Which law are the robots disobeying by not listening to the Earthmen?
What is The Second Law?
As the Machine begins to fail, this once-taboo human sense—long dismissed as primitive—quietly reasserts its importance in a world that had nearly forgotten it.
What is Touch?
Across The Egg, Reason, and The Machine Stops, individuals operate within systems that shape their outcomes, pointing to this overarching theme.
(Hint: the answer is an -ism)
What is Determinism?
(Determinism is the philosophical view that all events, including human actions and decisions, are inevitable consequences of preceding causes and natural laws)
How many words are on Prof. Brandt's SCAD Database page? (Rounded to the nearest hundred)