Political Science Fiction
Welcome to the Political Science Fiction Quiz! Test your knowledge about the genre that explores political themes and ideas through imaginative and futuristic settings.
Questions
Which novel by Ursula K. Le Guin introduces the concept of the anarcho-syndicalist planet of Anarres?
- The Dispossessed
- The Left Hand of Darkness
- The Lathe of Heaven
- Always Coming Home
In Robert A. Heinlein's novel Starship Troopers, what is the name of the military organization that controls the Terran Federation?
- The Mobile Infantry
- The Space Force
- The Federation Navy
- The Star Corps
Which dystopian novel by George Orwell portrays a totalitarian society where the government controls every aspect of life?
- Animal Farm
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Brave New World
- Fahrenheit 451
In Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, what is the name of the organization tasked with preserving human knowledge and culture during a period of galactic decline?
- The Galactic Empire
- The Foundation
- The Psychohistory Institute
- The Space Traders
Which political science fiction novel by Kim Stanley Robinson explores the concept of terraforming Mars and the challenges of creating a sustainable society on the Red Planet?
- Red Mars
- Green Mars
- Blue Mars
- Aurora
In Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake, what is the name of the genetically engineered species that replaces humans as the dominant species on Earth?
- The Crakers
- The Oryxes
- The Children of Crake
- The New Humans
Which political science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson explores the concept of a virtual reality world called the Metaverse?
- Snow Crash
- The Diamond Age
- Cryptonomicon
- Seveneves
In Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower, what is the name of the protagonist who leads a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world?
- Lauren Olamina
- Parable
- The Sower
- Hyperion
Which political science fiction novel by William Gibson introduces the concept of cyberspace and the matrix?
- Neuromancer
- Count Zero
- Mona Lisa Overdrive
- Virtual Light
In China Miéville's The City & the City, what is the name of the city where two parallel societies exist simultaneously?
- New Crobuzon
- Besźel
- Ul Qoma
- Perdido Street Station
Which political science fiction novel by N.K. Jemisin explores the concept of a society where people are born with different colors of skin that determine their social status?
- The Fifth Season
- The Obelisk Gate
- The Stone Sky
- The Broken Earth
In Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep, what is the name of the alien species that communicates through telepathy and has a hive mind?
- The Tines
- The Breq
- The Azad
- The Qeng Ho
Which political science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks explores the concept of a utopian society where artificial intelligences govern and humans live in harmony?
- Consider Phlebas
- The Player of Games
- Use of Weapons
- The Culture
In Cixin Liu's The Three-Body Problem, what is the name of the alien civilization that threatens to invade Earth?
- The Trisolarans
- The ETO
- The Wallfacers
- The Sophons
Which political science fiction novel by Ann Leckie explores the concept of a genderless alien species called the Radch?
- Ancillary Justice
- Ancillary Sword
- Ancillary Mercy
- Provenance