FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Sci Fi Authors and Their Titles
Quiz about Sci Fi Authors and Their Titles

Sci Fi Authors and Their Titles Quiz


In this quiz you need to match the titles of science fiction books with their authors.

A classification quiz by suomy. Estimated time: 3 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Literature Trivia
  6. »
  7. Science Fiction

Author
suomy
Time
3 mins
Type
Classify Quiz
Quiz #
418,658
Updated
Jan 16 25
# Qns
12
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
10 / 12
Plays
111
Last 3 plays: ertrum (12/12), awr1051 (12/12), memorylane42 (12/12).
Arthur C. Clarke
Philip K. Dick
Ursula K. Le Guin

2001: A Space Odyssey The Dispossessed The City and the Stars City of Illusions The Word for World is Forest Ubik The Left Hand of Darkness Rendezvous with Rama A Scanner Darkly Childhood's End The Man in the High Castle Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

* Drag / drop or click on the choices above to move them to the correct categories.



Most Recent Scores
Today : ertrum: 12/12
Today : awr1051: 12/12
Today : memorylane42: 12/12
Today : Guest 97: 10/12
Today : Gonzogirl: 6/12
Today : Guest 208: 6/12
Today : Guest 50: 12/12
Today : griller: 12/12
Today : Guest 165: 7/12

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

Answer: Arthur C. Clarke

Briefly, the book tells a story about mankind's evolutionary journey marked by the mysterious appearance of monoliths. British author Arthur C. Clarke collaborated with Stanley Kubrick to write the screenplay for the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey" at the same time as writing the book.

The book uses dialog to explain some of the ideas, contrasting with the film's use of imagery. The beginning of it all was a BBC writing competition in 1948 for which Clarke wrote the short story "The Sentinel", eventually published in 1951.

The short story "Encounter in the Dawn" (1951) also contributed ideas. Three sequels were written, with the 1982 one, "2010: Odyssey 2", also being turned into a film.
2. Rendezvous with Rama

Answer: Arthur C. Clarke

The 1973 "Rendezvous with Rama" book tells the tale of a gigantic alien space craft entering the solar system and the subsequent exploration of this traveller where challenges and mysteries are encountered. In the novel, the alien craft was first detected by 'Project Spaceguard', set up as an early warning system to detect near Earth objects. With a nod to the book and film, a real-life project called 'Spaceguard' was set up in 1992 in the US with the same idea in mind.

The effect of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacting Jupiter also encouraged interest in this area.
3. Childhood's End

Answer: Arthur C. Clarke

"Childhood's End" (1953) is the story of a relatively benign alien invasion of Earth by the Overlords and their impact on humanity. It raises questions about evolution, identity and humanity's future, The novel began as an expanded version of Arthur C. Clarke's 1950 short story "Guardian Angel" and became Clarke's first successful novel and one of his favourites. It also inspired musicians such as Pink Floyd ("Childhood's End") and David Bowie ("Oh! You Pretty Things").
4. The City and the Stars

Answer: Arthur C. Clarke

This 1956 novel is the story of Alvin, a curious man in a future time where humanity has retreated into a vast, enclosed city. He embarks on a journey to discover the mysteries of the outside world and the true nature of existence. The novel was a complete re-write of Clarke's first novella, "Against the Fall of Night" (1948), intended to showcase how he developed as a writer amongst other things.

The novel is an extended version with more detailed character development as well exploring key ideas more thoroughly. Curiosity and exploration are central to both. Both were in print together.
5. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Answer: Philip K. Dick

This dystopian novel set in a post-apocalyptic world was written by Philip K. Dick and published in 1968. It explores the blurred lines between humanity and artificial intelligence through the story of Rick Deckard, who is tasked with "retiring" some rogue androids.

It raises questions of empathy, identity, and what it means to be truly alive. Probably best known from the 1982 film adaptation "Blade Runner", it depicts a callous world where the androids arguably have more humanity than the protagonist. Three official sequels were written by Dick's friend K W Jeter and there was also a 2017 film sequel, "Blade Runner 2049".
6. The Man in the High Castle

Answer: Philip K. Dick

This 1962 book by Philip K. Dick reappeared in the form of a 2015 TV series with the same name. The book depicts a dystopian alternate history set in America fifteen years after the Axis powers of Germany and Japan were victorious in World War Two. The story explores the lives of various characters in a divided America, exploring themes of oppression and the nature of truth.

It includes an alternative history within the story in the form of a novel, "The Grasshopper Lies Heavy", where the Allies win. Dick has said he was inspired by the 1953 novel "Bring the Jubilee", an alternative history of the US civil war, amongst other books.
7. Ubik

Answer: Philip K. Dick

Set in 1992, this is a 1969 novel by Philip K. Dick which tells of psychic powers being used for corporate espionage and the impact of a cryogenic 'half-life' technology, where a person's consciousness is preserved after death. The 'half-life' experience and the mysterious product Ubik lead to questions about the nature of reality and consciousness.

The book expands on ideas in his 1964 novella "What the Dead Men Say". Dick also wrote a screenplay for a proposed film adaptation; the screenplay was published as "Ubik: The Screenplay" in 1985 and 2008 with many scenes not included in the original.
8. A Scanner Darkly

Answer: Philip K. Dick

Published in 1977 and adapted for film in 2006, the novel by Philip K. Dick is set in a dystopian 1994 where drug use, drug culture, addiction and surveillance is explored through the story of an undercover cop, who becomes addicted to a mind-altering drug.

It was based on Dick's experiences during the 1970s, which can be dated to some extent by the hippy slang used. His then wife Tessa Dick helped with the writing. The film was made using an animation technique called rotoscoping where the filmed live action scenes are later drawn over in outline by the animation team.

This helped emphasize the surreal and fragmented reality of the characters' experiences.
9. The Left Hand of Darkness

Answer: Ursula K. Le Guin

Published in 1969, the science fiction novel "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin is set in the Hainish Cycle universe. It explores themes of gender, politics, and friendship through the journey of an envoy sent to the planet Gethen, where inhabitants can change their gender, challenging the envoy's perceptions of identity and culture.

It was one of the first books classed as feminist science fiction. Her parents' anthropological work strongly influenced Le Guin's writing.
10. The Dispossessed

Answer: Ursula K. Le Guin

Another Hainish Cycle universe novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, published in 1974, it is one of the few novels to win all three of the Hugo, Locus and Nebula Awards. It follows the story of a physicist named Shevek as he navigates the contrasting societies of his anarchist home planet Anarres and its capitalist sister planet Urras, exploring themes of freedom, oppression, and the quest for understanding and connection.

The book introduces the fictional ansible faster-than-light communication technology which is a key element in the functioning of that universe.
11. City of Illusions

Answer: Ursula K. Le Guin

Published in 1967, "City of Illusions" is set on Earth in the future and lays the foundation for Le Guin's Hainish Cycle novels. The alien Shing control the human population through various strategies such as divide and rule, and a form of telepathy. A man named Falk awakens with no memory in a post-apocalyptic world and embarks on a quest to uncover his identity while navigating the complexities of a society divided by fear and illusion.
12. The Word for World is Forest

Answer: Ursula K. Le Guin

Another one of the Hainish Cycle universe novels, it was first published as part of the anthology "Again, Dangerous Visions" in 1972. The story alternates between the views of characters from the human colonizers and the native inhabitants of a lush, forested planet as the two cultures clash.

Themes include language and linguistic barriers, dreaming and consciousness, the impact of colonialism on indigenous cultures, and environmentalism. It was written at the time of the Vietnam War, which she was troubled by.
Source: Author suomy

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor looney_tunes before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
1/17/2025, Copyright 2025 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us