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Technological Context of Short Stories

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what year did the first science fiction short story, "Frankenstein", by Mary Shelley, get published?

  1. 1818
  2. 1820
  3. 1822
  4. 1824
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following authors is known for writing short stories that explore the impact of technology on society?

  1. Ray Bradbury
  2. Isaac Asimov
  3. Arthur C. Clarke
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the short story by Edgar Allan Poe that deals with the theme of a man who is obsessed with creating an artificial intelligence?

  1. The Tell-Tale Heart
  2. The Cask of Amontillado
  3. The Fall of the House of Usher
  4. A Descent into the Maelström
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following short stories by H.G. Wells explores the idea of a time machine?

  1. The Time Machine
  2. The Invisible Man
  3. The War of the Worlds
  4. The Island of Doctor Moreau
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the short story by Isaac Asimov that deals with the theme of a robot who is indistinguishable from a human?

  1. I, Robot
  2. The Bicentennial Man
  3. The Caves of Steel
  4. The Naked Sun
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following short stories by Arthur C. Clarke explores the idea of a communications satellite?

  1. The Sentinel
  2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  3. Childhood's End
  4. Rendezvous with Rama
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the short story by Ray Bradbury that deals with the theme of a dystopian society where books are banned?

  1. Fahrenheit 451
  2. The Martian Chronicles
  3. Something Wicked This Way Comes
  4. I Sing the Body Electric
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following short stories by William Gibson explores the idea of a cyberspace?

  1. Neuromancer
  2. Count Zero
  3. Mona Lisa Overdrive
  4. Virtual Light
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the short story by Neal Stephenson that deals with the theme of a virtual reality game?

  1. Snow Crash
  2. The Diamond Age
  3. Cryptonomicon
  4. Quicksilver
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following short stories by Vernor Vinge explores the idea of a technological singularity?

  1. The Singularity Sky
  2. Marooned in Realtime
  3. True Names
  4. A Fire Upon the Deep
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the short story by Charles Stross that deals with the theme of a posthuman society?

  1. Accelerando
  2. Glasshouse
  3. Singularity Sky
  4. Saturn's Children
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following short stories by Cory Doctorow explores the idea of a distributed ledger?

  1. Little Brother
  2. For the Win
  3. Pirate Cinema
  4. Walkaway
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the short story by Kim Stanley Robinson that deals with the theme of a climate change?

  1. Aurora
  2. 2312
  3. New York 2140
  4. The Years of Rice and Salt
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following short stories by Paolo Bacigalupi explores the idea of a genetically modified organism?

  1. The Windup Girl
  2. The Water Knife
  3. The Drowned Cities
  4. Ship Breaker
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the short story by Margaret Atwood that deals with the theme of a surveillance state?

  1. The Handmaid's Tale
  2. Oryx and Crake
  3. The Year of the Flood
  4. MaddAddam
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