Science Fiction
What is the Frankenstein's subtitle?
The Modern Prometheus
Why was George Orr referred to William Haber?
He was caught taking too many prescription drugs.
George Orr's name derives from a famous what?
The author George Orwell
Who narrates "I Sing the Body Electric!"?
Thomas
How does Deirdre's organic body perish in "No Woman Born"?
She died in a theater fire
The Golden Age of science fiction ended in?
Late 1940s
In The Lathe of Heaven, William Haber mockingly calls George Orr a sort of natural
Buddhist
What is inscribed in the HURAD tower in Chapter 9?
The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number
Which magazine first published "Rappaccini's Daughter"?
United States Magazine
Sarah Howe has compared the sonnet form to what?
A black hole
What Ursula K. Le Guin novel explores the same fear as 2001: A Space Odyssey? What is the fear?
Both the Lathe of Heaven and 2001: A Space Odyssey explore the fear of an "infernal machine"
The epigraphs of The Lathe of Heaven are PRIMARILY drawn from
Taoist Texts
How do George Orr's dreams end war on Earth?
He dreams up the Aldebarians, giving humanity a common natural enemy
Why is Ambrose Bierce's date of death unknown?
He disappeared while traveling in Mexico.
Which Neil Gaiman work was adapted into both an animated film and a musical in 2009?
Neil Gaiman published Coraline in 2002. The novella was adapted twice in 2009, first as a stop-motion animated film (February) and then as an off-Broadway musical (June).
What is Damon Knight's definition of science fiction?
Science fiction is what we point at when we say, 'This is science fiction'
Why does Heather Lelache think she is not suited to practice law?
She has a sneaky personality.
Semper Virens (Always Green)
Who wrote the poem from which "I Sing the Body Electric!" takes its title?
"I Sing the Body Electric" is the title of a poem by Walt Whitman.
The narrator of "Snow" compares the Director's outfit to what?
The narrator describes the Director as wearing "a brown smock like a monk's robe"
Which short story ends with the line “Ah, humanity!”?Who wrote it?
Herman Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener”
To whom is the epigraph to Chapter 1 attributed?
Chuang Tse
Ursula K. Le Guin based the protagonist of The Dispossessed on who
J. Robert Oppenheimer
In Ambrose Bierce's "Moxon's Master," whose definition of “life” does Moxon use to support his argument?
In Ambrose Bierce's "Moxon's Master," Moxon supports his argument that machines can think by referencing Herbert Spencer's definition of "life," which includes machines
What is Neil Gaiman’s Twitter handle?
@neilhimself