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Quiz about The Issues of The Next Generation

The Issues of "The Next Generation" Quiz

One of the great things about "Star Trek" is the way that it casually provokes thought on a number of controversial issues. In this quiz, choose the episode that features each of these issues.

A multiple-choice quiz by pryncessr1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pryncessr1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,583

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1456

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (7/15), Guest 73 (14/15), Guest 45 (13/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Drug addiction. Hint

Coming of Age

Symbiosis

Schisms

Phantasms

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Question 2 of 15

2. A woman's right to choose. Hint

The Child

Dark Page

Birthright

Family

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Question 3 of 15

3. Terrorism. Hint

A Matter of Honor

The High Ground

The Defector

Face of the Enemy

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Question 4 of 15

4. The environment. Hint

New Ground

Home Soil

Force of Nature

Genesis

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Question 5 of 15

5. Handicaps. Hint

Too Short a Season

Cost of Living

Half a Life

The Loss

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Question 6 of 15

6. Infertility. Hint

The Child

When the Bough Breaks

Firstborn

Rascals

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Question 7 of 15

7. Witch hunts. Hint

Sins of the Father

The Measure of a Man

The Drumhead

Justice

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Question 8 of 15

8. Repression. Hint

Where No One has Gone Before

Dark Page

Frame of Mind

Masks

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Question 9 of 15

9. Cloning. Hint

Identity Crisis

Second Chances

Up the Long Ladder

Brothers

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Question 10 of 15

10. Genocide. Hint

Unnatural Selection

The Hunted

Bloodlines

I, Borg

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Question 11 of 15

11. Suicide. Hint

Ethics

The Defector

Too Short a Season

Where Silence Has Lease

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Question 12 of 15

12. Sexual orientation. Hint

Liaisons

The Outcast

The Bonding

First Contact

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Question 13 of 15

13. Honesty. Hint

Code of Honor

Thine Own Self

The First Duty

Nth Degree

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Question 14 of 15

14. The definition of "life." Hint

The Quality of Life

Interface

Half a Life

Suddenly Human

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Question 15 of 15

15. Loyalty. Hint

The Emissary

Man of the People

Allegiance

The Pegasus

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Nov 17 2024 : Guest 172: 7/15
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 73: 14/15
Nov 08 2024 : Guest 45: 13/15
Oct 22 2024 : Guest 106: 14/15
Sep 30 2024 : Guest 47: 4/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Drug addiction.

Answer: Symbiosis

In this episode, Dr. Crusher argues passionately against the evils of drug addiction, while Captain Picard comes up with a creative solution to the problem. You can also see Denise Crosby's last filmed scene as a full-time cast member of "TNG."

2. A woman's right to choose.

Answer: The Child

Counselor Troi refuses to allow discussion on the possible abortion of her unborn alien baby.

3. Terrorism.

Answer: The High Ground

Dr. Crusher is kidnapped by the Ansata, a terrorist group whose leader eventually falls in love with her.

4. The environment.

Answer: Force of Nature

Warp travel is discovered to have an adverse effect on a region of space called the Hekaras Corridor.

5. Handicaps.

Answer: The Loss

Counselor Troi loses her empathic abilities in this episode. Another good episode dealing with handicaps is "Loud as a Whisper," which features Riva, a deaf mediator, who was played by a deaf actor.

6. Infertility.

Answer: When the Bough Breaks

The people of the mysterious planet Aldea kidnap several Enterprise children, including Wesley Crusher, in an attempt to replace the children that they were unable to produce.

7. Witch hunts.

Answer: The Drumhead

Crewman Simon Tarses is accused of treason because of his Romulan heritage. This episode features an impassioned speech by Captain Picard on the evils of witch hunts.

8. Repression.

Answer: Dark Page

Lwaxana Troi becomes ill after repressing the memory of her deceased daughter Kestra.

9. Cloning.

Answer: Up the Long Ladder

The Mariposans kidnap and clone Commander Riker and Doctor Pulaski.

10. Genocide.

Answer: I, Borg

In a very controversial decision, Captain Picard chooses not to infect the Borg with a fatal virus.

11. Suicide.

Answer: Ethics

Worf wants to commit suicide after becoming paralyzed by a spinal cord injury. "Half A Life" is another episode that features ritual suicide, although it is portrayed in a much more accepting light than in "Ethics."

12. Sexual orientation.

Answer: The Outcast

This episode features a unisex planet, some of whose residents are not quite as unisex as they are believed to be.

13. Honesty.

Answer: The First Duty

Truth is a major theme in many episodes of "TNG," but this one has an excellent speech by Captain Picard on the importance of honesty in the life of a Starfleet officer. It also features Robert Duncan McNeill, who would later play Tom Paris on "Voyager."

14. The definition of "life."

Answer: The Quality of Life

Data is sympathetic toward the exocomps, whose "life" is debated in this episode.

15. Loyalty.

Answer: The Pegasus

Commander Riker's loyalty toward his old captain, Admiral Pressman, is tested in this episode that explains the Federation's lack of cloaking devices.

Source: Author pryncessr1

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