Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Novels

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1. Which of these novels was NOT written by John Christopher? The Long Winter The Death of Grass The Sun Grows Cold Wrinkle in the Skin

2. Which story featured a battle between good and bad (a common theme in the subgenre), with the worst entity called "the man with the scarlet eye"? Folk on the Fringe Swan Song The Stand The Postman

3. Which of these novels does not feature most prominently a female protagonist? Parable of the Sower Into the Forest Earth Abides The Handmaid's Tale

4. Which story does not feature a nuclear attack as the cause of the apocalypse? Alas, Babylon Dr. Bloodmoney New Madrid Run On The Beach

5. Which novel was published first, chronologically? Some Will Not Die Last Ship Glimmering Riddley Walker

6. Which novel's main character is the supposed last survivor of a holocaust that has infected the entire world with vampirism? Long Tomorrow I Am Legend This is the Way the World Ends Year Zero

7. "The Stand" is a very popular story from extremely popular author Stephen King. It was also my inspiration for loving apocalyptic novels. Which character in the novel is notably missing from the miniseries? Lloyd Henreid Nadine Cross Larry Underwood Rita Blakemoor

8. Which book speaks of a species of humanoid living beneath the surface of the Earth? Day of the Triffids Year Zero The Descent He, She and It

9. Which novel has been supressed recently for its political incorrectness? Z For Zachariah Shiva Descending Make Room! Make Room! Farnham's Freehold

10. Which story has not been adapted to movie form? Folk on the Fringe The Postman A Boy and His Dog On The Beach

11. Which book does not take place in a land LONG after the apocalypse? This is the Way the World Ends Eternity Road Planet of the Apes A Canticle for Liebowitz

12. Which novel takes place primarily in Florida? Alas, Babylon Year Zero The Stand Into the Forest

13. Which novel deals with a big ol' deady comet that never directly touched down on Earth? Lucifer's Hammer Crystal World The Rift Level 7

14. "Parable of the Talents" takes place after "Parable of the Sower." True False

15. Which novel revolves around a pair of sisters surviving after the world's resources just peter out? Eternity Road Shiva Descending Into the Forest Wild Shore

16. Which novel features a post-apocalyptic world with characters including Hoppy Harrington, Edie Keller, and Walt Dangerfield. Some Will Not Die Dr. Bloodmoney Warday He, She and It

17. Who edited the collaborative novel "Revelations"? Stephen King Douglas E. Winter Robert McCammon Clive Barker

18. Who is the main character in David Brin's "The Postman?" Gordon Krantz Randy Bragg Nick Andros Dwight Towers

19. "Level 7" takes place largely beneath the Earth's surface True False

20. "Glimmering" by Elizabeth Hand was a "year 2000" apocalyptic novel. True False