What Do You Know About Mathematical Fiction?
In the midst of creative fictional works and writings, the mathematical fiction is a subgenre which revolves around mathematics. In a typical mathematical fiction, mathematicians play the most important roles while the form/medium are not. The works range from films and videos to short stories and plays, novels and comic books to audios.
- 1.
In which year did Edwin Abbott Abbott write his famous mathematics fiction “Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions”?- A.
1888
- B.
1883
- C.
1884
- D.
1886
- 2.
Which land was dedicated to science, arts and mathematics in the Gulliver’s Travel?
- A.
Brobdingnag
- B.
Lilliput
- C.
Laputa
- D.
Houyhnhnms
- 3.
The Flatterland is a sequel to which of these mathematical fictions? The...
- A.
Flatland
- B.
Flattestland
- C.
Firstland
- D.
Formland
- 4.
Who wrote the Flatterland?
- A.
Ian Sommelier
- B.
Ian Somerhalder
- C.
Ian Stewart
- D.
Ian Stephan
- 5.
What is the “Mathiverse” in Flatterland?
- A.
A set of all worlds
- B.
The stars
- C.
A planet
- D.
The galaxies in space
- 6.
According to the novel Flatterland, what happens when you fall into a black hole?
- A.
A past version of yourself emerges
- B.
A future version of yourself emerges
- C.
It twirl you and then disappears
- D.
All your past flashes before you
- 7.
Who wrote the Hacker and the Ants?
- A.
Rudy Rucker
- B.
Kelly Choi
- C.
Kalyn Chapman
- D.
Ron Kessy
- 8.
What are the ants in the Hacker and the Ants?
- A.
Amoeba
- B.
Viruses
- C.
Bacteria
- D.
Worms
- 9.
Where is the Antland of Fnoor located?
- A.
On the milky-way galaxy
- B.
Between space and time
- C.
On an Astral plane
- D.
In a virtual world
- 10.
Which country is the Last Theorem set in?
- A.
Nigeria
- B.
Sri Lanka
- C.
Mexico
- D.
Japan
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