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In Heinlein's Space Cadet, the motto of the Praetorian Guard, "Quis custodiet ipsos custodies?" is prominently featured. Which of the following is not a common English translation?
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77 times |
| Correct: |
38 times (32.5%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
39 times (33.3%) |
| Skipped: |
40 times (34.2%) |
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In Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky, what are the protagonists involved in when they become stranded?
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60 times |
| Correct: |
29 times (29.3%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
31 times (31.3%) |
| Skipped: |
39 times (39.4%) |
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In Heinlein's The Man Who Was Too Lazy to Fail, where is the man now (probably)?
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| Answered: |
68 times |
| Correct: |
45 times (42.1%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
| Incorrect: |
23 times (21.5%) |
| Skipped: |
39 times (36.4%) |
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In Heinlein's The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag, what is the profession?
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| Answered: |
67 times |
| Correct: |
30 times (30.3%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
37 times (37.4%) |
| Skipped: |
32 times (32.3%) |
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Isaac Asimov worked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard's Experimental Air Station during World War II with which other science fiction author(s)?
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| Answered: |
98 times |
| Correct: |
68 times (40.5%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
| Incorrect: |
30 times (17.9%) |
| Skipped: |
70 times (41.7%) |
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In Heinlein's short story The Man Who Traveled in Elephants, why did the man sell elephants after his retirement?
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| Answered: |
505 times |
| Correct: |
368 times (37.4%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
137 times (13.9%) |
| Skipped: |
479 times (48.7%) |
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In Heinlein's Have Space Suit-Will Travel, how does Kip get the spacesuit?
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| Answered: |
66 times |
| Correct: |
32 times (30.8%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
34 times (32.7%) |
| Skipped: |
38 times (36.5%) |
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Many science fiction books can be considered contrasting meditations on the same theme. Of the works listed below, which could be most easily considered to directly contrast with Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard?
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| Answered: |
239 times |
| Correct: |
39 times (7.1%) |
| Difficulty: |
really really difficult |
| Incorrect: |
200 times (36.4%) |
| Skipped: |
311 times (56.5%) |
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Many science fiction novels can be considered contrasting meditations on the same theme. Of the works listed below, which work on the same theme can be most easily considered to directly contrast with The Forever War by Joe Haldeman?
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| Answered: |
236 times |
| Correct: |
148 times (24.6%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
88 times (14.6%) |
| Skipped: |
366 times (60.8%) |
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According to the novel Space Cadet by Robert A. Heinlein, which of the following pronouns would the Venusians consider an obscenity if used in public?
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| Answered: |
171 times |
| Correct: |
18 times (4.3%) |
| Difficulty: |
really really difficult |
| Incorrect: |
153 times (36.3%) |
| Skipped: |
251 times (59.5%) |
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In the novel Space Cadet by Robert A. Heinlein, Oscar Jensen demonstrates his honor and civility to the enraged Venusians by asking that the cadets be given private rooms to do what?
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| Answered: |
146 times |
| Correct: |
37 times (8.8%) |
| Difficulty: |
really really difficult |
| Incorrect: |
109 times (26.0%) |
| Skipped: |
274 times (65.2%) |
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In the novel Saturn's Children by Charles Stross, Freya visits a museum on Mars which is named after which real science fiction author?
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195 times |
| Correct: |
31 times (6.7%) |
| Difficulty: |
really really difficult |
| Incorrect: |
164 times (35.7%) |
| Skipped: |
265 times (57.6%) |
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In Robert Heinlein's novel Double Star, actor Lorenzo Smythe is recruited to impersonate a politician. Why?
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| Answered: |
63 times |
| Correct: |
28 times (15.1%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
35 times (18.8%) |
| Skipped: |
123 times (66.1%) |
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In Robert Heinlein's The Number of the Beast, what would you use to enter another parallel universe?
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| Answered: |
116 times |
| Correct: |
37 times (15.8%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
79 times (33.8%) |
| Skipped: |
118 times (50.4%) |
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In Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein, Martians visually remind humans of what?
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| Answered: |
128 times |
| Correct: |
15 times (8.2%) |
| Difficulty: |
really really difficult |
| Incorrect: |
113 times (61.7%) |
| Skipped: |
55 times (30.1%) |
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In Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein, Jubal Harshaw is
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| Answered: |
134 times |
| Correct: |
89 times (48.4%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
| Incorrect: |
45 times (24.5%) |
| Skipped: |
50 times (27.2%) |
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Which science-fiction novel does not prominently feature soldiers in powered armor?
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| Answered: |
100 times |
| Correct: |
45 times (30.4%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
55 times (37.2%) |
| Skipped: |
48 times (32.4%) |
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In Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress the computer Mike issues a joke check for the amount of?
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| Answered: |
68 times |
| Correct: |
35 times (22.9%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
33 times (21.6%) |
| Skipped: |
85 times (55.6%) |
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Who got a free waterbed from the bedding firm that swiped the idea from one of his novels?
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| Answered: |
192 times |
| Correct: |
91 times (19.2%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
101 times (21.3%) |
| Skipped: |
282 times (59.5%) |
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In Robert Heinlein's Podkayne of Mars, Podkayne and her grandfather have a trick of picking their teeth at each other; this is to remind them of what?
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| Answered: |
106 times |
| Correct: |
39 times (16.0%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
67 times (27.5%) |
| Skipped: |
138 times (56.6%) |
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In Robert Heinlein's book, Starship Troopers, what is the first name of Juan Rico's drill instructor, Sergeant Zim?
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| Answered: |
129 times |
| Correct: |
48 times (16.7%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
81 times (28.2%) |
| Skipped: |
158 times (55.1%) |
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In Heinlein's Red Planet, what is the Martian name of the roundhead Willis?
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| Answered: |
62 times |
| Correct: |
15 times (12.5%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
47 times (39.2%) |
| Skipped: |
58 times (48.3%) |
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In which Robert Heinlein novel is "Willis" a loveable character ?
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| Answered: |
110 times |
| Correct: |
37 times (19.1%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
73 times (37.6%) |
| Skipped: |
84 times (43.3%) |
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Which of the following is not a novel by Robert Heinlein?
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| Answered: |
212 times |
| Correct: |
88 times (17.4%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
124 times (24.6%) |
| Skipped: |
293 times (58.0%) |
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Many science fiction novels can be considered contrasting meditations on the same theme. Of the works listed below, which work on the same theme can be most easily considered to directly contrast with The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells?
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| Answered: |
297 times |
| Correct: |
57 times (8.7%) |
| Difficulty: |
really really difficult |
| Incorrect: |
240 times (36.8%) |
| Skipped: |
356 times (54.5%) |
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Heinlein frequently refers to women's breasts as 'nulliparous'. What does 'nulliparous' mean?
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| Answered: |
90 times |
| Correct: |
33 times (26.4%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
57 times (45.6%) |
| Skipped: |
35 times (28.0%) |
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Who was the author of A Midsummer Tempest, in which everything Shakespeare wrote is literally true?
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| Answered: |
83 times |
| Correct: |
48 times (38.1%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
35 times (27.8%) |
| Skipped: |
43 times (34.1%) |
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In Heinlein's book Sixth Column, what do the scientists explore to develop new technologies?
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| Answered: |
65 times |
| Correct: |
19 times (16.5%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
46 times (40.0%) |
| Skipped: |
50 times (43.5%) |
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In Robert Heinlein's The Door into Summer Pete is a:
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| Answered: |
73 times |
| Correct: |
33 times (25.2%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
40 times (30.5%) |
| Skipped: |
58 times (44.3%) |
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In Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein, what is involuntarily done to Jubal Harshaw?
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| Answered: |
131 times |
| Correct: |
77 times (41.6%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
| Incorrect: |
54 times (29.2%) |
| Skipped: |
54 times (29.2%) |
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