15 questions
There are 4 common elements of science fiction that a good reader has to analyze. What are they? THINK: STGC
setting, time, government, characters
setting, technology, government, conflict
setting, technology, government, characters
science, technology, government, characters
Which of the following is NOT an example of a science fiction setting:
A story taking place on Pluto.
A story set in an underground city.
A story set in the year 2054.
A story set in Never Never Land.
Which of the following is NOT an example of science fiction technology:
Magic Wand
Teleportation Device
Time Machine
Super Computer
Definition: a government that has total and complete control over its citizens.
democracy
utopia
dystopia
totalitarian
Which of the following demonstrates dehumanization:
The citizens of the community were forced to hand over their personal possessions to the government.
The citizens of the community voted to donate some of their belongings to those less fortunate in the neighboring community.
The citizens of the community sold some of their personal belongings, so that they could increase their incomes.
The citizens of the community believed in sharing all of their personal belongings as one united village.
Which characters fit in the science fiction genre?
alien
wizard
robot
vampire
Science Fiction ID: "And this was the way life was forever on the planet Venus, and this was the schoolroom of the children of the rocket men and women who had come to a raining world to set up civilization and live out their lives."
Setting
Technology
Government
Characters
Science Fiction ID: "You'll be able to apply for a spouse, Jonas, if you want to. I'll warn you, though, that it will be difficult. Your living arrangements will have to be different from those of most family units, because the books are forbidden to citizens. You and I are the only ones with access to the books."
Setting
Technology
Government
Characters
Science Fiction ID: "Matilda cupped her face in her hands, and this time she gave the order right at the beginning. 'Tip glass, tip!' she order, but her lips didn't move...she simply shouted the words insider her head. She saw it wobble, then it tilted, then it toppled right over and fell..."
Setting
Technology
Government
Characters
Science Fiction ID: Marty McFly is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown goes terribly wrong. They dynamic duo travel through time in a modified DeLorean car.
setting
technology
government
characters
Science Fiction ID: WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days tidying up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time.
setting
technology
government
characters
Science Fiction ID: Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader fight to the death using their lightsabers as their weapons.
setting
technology
government
characters
Science Fiction ID: Wayne Szalinski, a scientist, accidentally shrinks his children to a quarter of an inch with his electromagnetic shrinking machine and accidentally throws them out with the trash.
setting
technology
government
characters
Science Fiction ID: In 2035, highly intelligent robots fill public service positions throughout the world, operating under three rules to keep humans safe. These machines have the sole responsibility to help humans.
setting
technology
government
characters
Science Fiction ID: For generations a massive generator has sustained the needs of the underground city of Ember. But the generator was built to last only 200 years, and as its lights start to flicker and fade, it remains to two youths, Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow, to follow a cryptic series of clues that will restore light to to the place.
setting
technology
government
characters