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Quiz about Stanislaw Lems Imaginary Magnitude

Stanislaw Lem's "Imaginary Magnitude" Quiz

This quiz is about S. Lem's great novel "Imaginary Magnitude".

A multiple-choice quiz by guczy. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
guczy

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,668

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
141

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What are the Necrobes? Hint

Photos taken by cosmic-ray cameras

Photos taken by ultra violet cameras

Photos taken by X-ray cameras

Photos taken by gamma-ray cameras

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who created the Bitic Literature? Hint

humans

computers

Klingons

scientists

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote Gyevocska? Hint

Jules Verne

HYXOS

Golem

Habitator

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Question 4 of 10

4. What language does the XIV Golem use? Hint

Basic English

German

Metalang 1

Metalang 2

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Question 5 of 10

5. When does the book say that "A History of Bitic Literature" will be published?

Answer: (235 years after the Declarance of Independence)

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Question 6 of 10

6. From what parts was the Golem XIV built? Hint

Electronical parts

Optical parts

Gravitic parts

Relay switches

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the Golem VI-s rank in the army? Hint

Chief

Lieutenant

Private

Commander

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Question 8 of 10

8. What organization created the Golem?

Answer: (One Word (not Pentagon))

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Question 9 of 10

9. General Questions. When was Imaginary Magnitude translated to English?

Answer: (39 years after A. Hitlers death)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who translated Imaginary Magnitude? Hint

Harcourt Brace

Catherine S. Leach

Michael Kandel

William Brand

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What are the Necrobes?

Answer: Photos taken by X-ray cameras

This is the first Introduction in the books of Introductions. The artist is called Cezary Strzybisz.

2. Who created the Bitic Literature?

Answer: computers

This part of the book is very bizarre. Computers are writing books, critics and creating a whole new philosophy.

3. Who wrote Gyevocska?

Answer: HYXOS

This book is written by a computer who used a matematical method called mimetic analisis.

4. What language does the XIV Golem use?

Answer: Metalang 2

Metalangs are beyond human knowledge. A six-seven word long Metalang 2 sentence can be spelled in 140-150 years.

5. When does the book say that "A History of Bitic Literature" will be published?

Answer: 2009

This book, along with the others for which introductions were written by Lem in 1973, did not yet exist; it was to be written in the future.

6. From what parts was the Golem XIV built?

Answer: Optical parts

Golem XIV is a machine designed by other machines. This evolution of computers is not similar to the "normal" evolution.

7. What was the Golem VI-s rank in the army?

Answer: Commander

Golem IV was not a loyal computer; he refused to cooperate with the army.

8. What organization created the Golem?

Answer: USIB

USIB = United States Intellectronical Board

9. General Questions. When was Imaginary Magnitude translated to English?

Answer: 1984

This book was translated into more than 40 languages (Hungarian too).

10. Who translated Imaginary Magnitude?

Answer: Harcourt Brace

The three other translators translated Lem's books too.

Source: Author guczy

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