Deck 7: Fantasy and Speculative Fiction : Imaginary Worlds and Worlds That Might yet Be

Question 1

The popularity of fantasy and science fiction films demonstrates that this genre continues to be of interest.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

According to Gates, Steffel, and Molson, the essential characteristic of fantasy literature is to create worlds that make truths visible and deeper realities invisible.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

J.R.R. Tolkien said that a fantasy world that suspends disbelief needs to be consistent.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The Harry Potter series consists of a hidden world.

Question 5

An epic fantasy is the same as a folktale.

Question 6

Because Brian Jacques' Redwall series contains talking animals, it is considered appropriate for young children, not young adults.

Question 7

The lines between traditional genres are distinct.

Question 8

Alien life forms and other planets have been a recurring theme for more than a hundred years.

Question 9

Some speculative novels such as The House of the Scorpion address contemporary issues and ethics.

Question 10

Imaginary worlds created by authors of fantasy and speculative fiction are of benefit to young adults.

Question 11

Which of the following are the creations that serve as bookends in an era of fantasy literature, both on paper and screen?

A) The Tales of Narnia and Charlotte's Web
B) Frankenstein and Star Wars
C) Harry Potter and The Tales of Narnia
D) Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings

Question 12

Fantasy literature includes which of the following?

A) Future worlds
B) Secondary worlds
C) Alternate histories
D) Other planets

Question 13

A fantastic but consistent and fully realized world is a characteristic of __________.

A) A secondary world
B) A connected world
C) A hidden world
D) A future world

Question 14

Which of the following is true regarding a fantasy connected world?

A) It exists alone and outside the "real" world.
B) It connects to the future.
C) It borders and intersects with our world.
D) It is seldom found in fantasy literature.

Question 15

What is the relationship between "muggle" families that have specially gifted children like Harry Potter and other worlds?

A) They understand the future world.
B) They realize there is a secondary world.
C) They know there is a hidden world.
D) They are totally unaware of witches and wizards in our world.

Question 16

What is the name of Joseph Campbell's theory that purports that every human being lives out a series of events?

A) A polymyth
B) A trimyth
C) An epic
D) A monomyth

Question 17

What is a mashup?

A) A new hybrid that blurs the lines between traditional genres
B) A new hybrid that clarifies the lines between traditional genre
C) Another world for monomyth
D) Another word for speculative fiction

Question 18

Heinlein states that science fiction is a type of __________.

A) Sociological speculation
B) A subcategory of speculative fiction
C) Fantasy
D) Mashup

Question 19

Science fiction often includes which of the following?

A) Magic
B) Strange creatures and secondary worlds
C) Future worlds and new developments of technology
D) Dystopias

Question 20

What is another name for a literary form that imagines a future world made even worse than the present one?

A) A Utopian world
B) A secondary world
C) A dystopian world
D) An alternate history