The Machine Stops
Which of the following does the author reject within the story?
a.scientific and technological advancements
b.all technology
c.modern medicine
a.scientific and technological advancements
Which country is the story We from?
Russia
Who is the author of The Star?
H.G.Wells
Who is the author of The Nose
Nikolai Gogol
A genre that primarily deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology
Science Fiction
Where do people live in the story of The Machine Stops?
Underground
The setting of We can be concluded to be a ___, which can mean "bad future"?
Dystopia
What is juxtaposition
an act or instance of placing two elements close together or side by side
What are the four characteristics of magical realism?
fantastical elements, real-world setting, authorial reticence, and political criticism
Science fiction is generally charactered by what concepts? There may be two answers, either one is accepted.
Imagination & futuristic conceps (Accept either one)
Who is the author of The Machine Stops.
E.M.Forster
What is the difference of utopian and dystopian literature?
Utopian literature shows an ideal society or world, while dystopian literature depicts the horrors of a society or world. (Accept "Utopian shows a perfect world, dystopian shows the opposite")
What is a recurrent image, idea or symbol that develops or explains a theme?
Motif
Which of the following BEST describes the tone of the narrator?
Science fiction was inspired by technological advances during which period?
Industrial Revolution
What is the major theme portrayed in The Machine Stops?
Human reliance on technology (Accept "human rely on machines" or any answer that's close enough, don't accept "machine" or "technology")
Who is the author of We?
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Which of the following is the BEST example of juxtaposition in the story?
The Martian people are astonished and interested in the changes in Earth, just like the humans felt when Neptune was destroyed.
The people on Earth do not worry about the trajectory of the planet, even though they can see that something is wrong in the atmosphere.
People on Earth do not comprehend what is happening in the sky, even though Neptune has been destroyed.
The Martian people are astonished and interested in the changes in Earth, just like the humans felt when Neptune was destroyed.
Which of the following BEST describes the setting of the story?
a middle-class neighborhood in St. Petersburg
a large and imposing town square in Moscow
a Ukrainian home and small village
a small, dirty barbershop
a middle-class neighborhood in St. Petersburg
A major theme of science fiction is?
SOCIAL CRITICISM
According to the story, what are humans unable to do?
Form connections, communicate, or become intimate with each other
What is a type of novel that is written as a series of documents, the usual form is letters, although diary entries, newspaper clippings, and other documents are sometimes used?
Epistolic literature
What is the purpose of the repeated word nearer in the text?
It highlights the juxtaposition in the text.
It enhances the meaning of the text.
It builds suspense in the story.
It enhances the central theme of the work.
It builds suspense in the story.
Which of the following BEST describes the theme of the story?
the fear of losing social and political status
the fear of losing one’s appearance
the fear of losing one’s job
all of the above
the fear of losing social and political status
A genre that typically features the use of magic or other supernatural phenomena in the plot, setting, or theme.
Fantasy