Frankenstein And Blade Runner
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A short quiz to test students on the knowledge of these texts
- 1.In what year was Frankenstein written?
- A.
1822
- B.
1818
- C.
1831
- D.
1816
- 2.What genre of film is Blade Runner?
- A.
Adventure
- B.
Romance
- C.
Comedy
- D.
Film Noir/Sci Fi
- 3.Who said: “like the archangel who aspired to omnipotence, I am chained in an eternal hell.”
- A.
Roy
- B.
Deckard
- C.
Frankenstein
- D.
The Creature
- 4.What is the sub-title of 'Frankenstein'?
- A.
'Paradise Lost'
- B.
'The Modern Prometheus'
- C.
'Frankensteins's Monster'
- D.
'Prometheus Bound'
- 5.How would you describe Roy's style of speaking?
- A.
Concise
- B.
Poetic
- C.
Colloquial
- D.
Pragmatic
- 6.When Walton states in his letter to his sister "...you cannot contest the inestimable benefit which I shall confer on all mankind to the last generation, by discovering a passage near the pole to those countries…”, what kind of personal quality is he portraying?
- A.
Generosity
- B.
Humility
- C.
Self-reflection
- D.
Egoism
- 7.What are 'memories' in the replicants, referred to?
- A.
Upgrades
- B.
Internals
- C.
Implants
- D.
Artifices
- 8.What does the Creature demand that Frankenstein must do for him?
- A.
Take him home to live with him
- B.
Destroy him
- C.
Create a companion for him
- D.
Make him better looking
- 9.What language device is Shelley using when the Creature says "I will watch with the wiliness of a snake, that I may sting with its venom."
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Alliteration
- D.
Onamatopoeia
- 10.What was the Tyrell motto?
- A.
'Nature, Nurture and Knowledge'
- B.
'More life than life itself'
- C.
'Kill or be killed'
- D.
'More human than human'
- 11.In which year is Blade Runner set?
- A.
2012
- B.
1982
- C.
2000
- D.
2019
- 12.Which of these words/phrases does not fit into the context of Blade Runner?
- A.
Hyper-Consumerism
- B.
Mass Media
- C.
Romanticism
- D.
Artificiality
- 13.What is the obvious difference between the Replicants in Blade Runner and the Creature in Frankenstein?
- A.
The replicants are stronger
- B.
The replicants are better spoken
- C.
The replicants are beautiful
- D.
The replicants are smarter
- 14.Which of these words/phrases does not fit into the 19th century Europe of Frankenstein?
- A.
Gothic
- B.
Science Fiction
- C.
Horror
- D.
Cyberpunk
- 15.What is a 'Voight-Kampff'?
- A.
A vehicle Replicants travel in
- B.
A life-giving tool
- C.
An interrogation device
- D.
Deckard's gun
- 16.When Tyrell says to Roy, "The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long", what does he mean?
- A.
That Roy does not have long to live
- B.
That a candle is about to go out
- C.
That Roy has a long life ahead of him
- D.
He asking Roy to kill Deckard
- 17.All but one of these words/phrases have something in common with both texts. Which is it?
- A.
Animation
- B.
Prodigal son
- C.
Hubris
- D.
Genealogy
- 18.In Frankenstein, what do the female characters, Elizabeth and Walton's Sister in England, have in common?
- A.
They both stay at home
- B.
They pursue studies
- C.
They travel widely
- D.
They have love affairs
- 19.What is absent from the world of Blade Runner, that gives it it's post-modern feel?
- A.
Perpetual Rain
- B.
Cityscape
- C.
Constant Advertising
- D.
Nature
- 20.What is the quality that both Tyrell and Frankenstein possess, that is ultimately their downfall?
- A.
Intelligence
- B.
Ambition
- C.
Wealth
- D.
Hubris
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